Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (23 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 12AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 351 | 291 | 291 | 242 | 288 | 278 | 250 | 245 | 241 | 233 | 171 | 168 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 290 | 124 | 188 | 154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:07AM1.43m | 1:17PM1.61m | 1:42AM1.55m | 1:51PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:07PM0.31m | 7:11AM0.33m | 7:39PM0.17m | 7:45AM0.23m | 8:11PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 351 | 291 | 291 | 233 | 288 | 278 | 250 | 245 | 241 | 233 | 171 | 168 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 32 | 59 | 35 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | 224 | 242 | 224 | 242 | 141 | 133 | 98 | 96 | 70 | 65 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | S 2 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 10 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 290 | 124 | 188 | 154 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 15 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 70 | 67 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 40 | 9 | 70 | 218 | 465 | 213 | 222 |
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