
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 10AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1225 | 1102 | 899 | 785 | 663 | 508 | 486 | 412 | 362 | 299 | 290 | 234 | 223 | 149 | 210 | 268 | 242 | 167 | 126 | 96 | 94 | 166 | 402 | 749 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:18AM1.67m | 4:30PM1.77m | 4:50AM1.59m | 5:00PM1.66m | 5:21AM1.49m | 5:31PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.10m | 10:45PM0.08m | 10:50AM0.19m | 11:15PM0.19m | 11:20AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | NW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 16 |
1225 | 1102 | 899 | 785 | 663 | 508 | 486 | 412 | 362 | 299 | 290 | 234 | 223 | 149 | 144 | 268 | 140 | 135 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 74 | 58 | 749 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | — | — | 126 | 35 | 80 | 166 | 402 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 79 | 76 | 59 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 11 | 30 | 80 | 147 | 210 | — | 242 | 167 | — | 91 | 88 | 84 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 208 | 192 | 0 | 145 | 0 | 184 | 216 | 214 | 417 | 333 | 250 | 214 | 250 | 255 | 255 | 333 | 344 | 344 | 0 | 208 |
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