Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 2AM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1611 | 1239 | 1165 | 1068 | 902 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 763 | 580 | 571 | 777 | 874 | 874 | 861 | 986 | 1080 | 1189 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.84m | 4:10AM1.71m | 4:29PM1.85m | 4:48AM1.66m | 5:05PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.01m | 10:16AM0.01m | 10:45PM0.03m | 10:51AM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
1611 | 1239 | 1165 | 1068 | 902 | 860 | 795 | 773 | 886 | 763 | 580 | 571 | 777 | 874 | 874 | 861 | 986 | 1080 | 1189 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 18 | W 17 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | NW 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | 15 | 227 | 368 | 13 | 13 | 16 | — | 19 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 3 | — | — |
15 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 2 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 161 | 214 | 216 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 15 | 0 | 67 |
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