
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 5AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 191 | 206 | 514 | 851 | 163 | 210 | 194 | 191 | 275 | 237 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 143 | 286 | 499 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:54AM1.70m | 3:03PM1.83m | 3:32AM1.72m | 3:43PM1.81m | 4:12AM1.68m | 4:24PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.10m | 9:21PM-0.05m | 9:33AM0.09m | 10:00PM-0.02m | 10:13AM0.13m | 10:40PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 13 | WSW 12 | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
40 | 119 | 206 | — | 3 | 161 | 210 | 194 | 47 | 275 | 237 | 173 | 169 | 137 | 100 | 68 | 67 | 61 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 120 | 219 | 312 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | W 8 | W 16 | — | — | W 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 |
28 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 191 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 37 | 63 | 60 | 10 | 38 | 37 | 39 | 286 | 499 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | NW 12 | W 12 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SW 11 | W 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 9 | NW 13 |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | 57 | 9 | 38 | 143 | 26 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
211 | 191 | 101 | 514 | 851 | 163 | 107 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 20 | 38 | 26 | 15 | — | 8 | 6 | 21 | 64 | 83 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 15 | 218 | 1187 | 3851 | 218 | 218 | 70 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 67 | 218 | 70 | 175 | 70 | 9 | 9 | 67 | 181 | 218 | 232 | 213 |
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