
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farmer Burgers today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farmer Burgers at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farmer Burgers. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
437 | 437 | 388 | 388 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 311 | 306 | 265 | 273 | 241 | 241 | 249 | 249 | 241 | 223 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:32PM1.58m | 3:39AM1.55m | 4:03PM1.64m | 4:11AM1.56m | 4:33PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM0.20m | 9:42PM0.27m | 9:51AM0.16m | 10:12PM0.24m | 10:18AM0.15m | 10:42PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 |
437 | 437 | 388 | 388 | 331 | 331 | 326 | 311 | 306 | 265 | 273 | 241 | 241 | 249 | 249 | 241 | 223 | 187 | 184 | 177 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | NNE 3 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 58 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | WSW 18 | NE 11 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 31 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 11 |
— | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 9 | 67 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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