Surf Forecasts:
Farmer Burgers surf forecast from 23 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 24 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 24 Jun, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, WSW swell with 4,065 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 23 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Farmer Burgers this week:
The surf forecast for Farmer Burgers over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 23) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 1.0m and 13s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Farmer Burgers in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 24) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Jun 25) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 23rd Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 24th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 24th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Farmer Burgers over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 341 | 304 | 1288 | 3812 | 3764 | 2349 | 1342 | 824 | 582 | 1224 | 1178 | 752 | 465 | 458 | 649 | 657 | 1032 | 3764 | 2643 | 2392 | 1497 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.17m | 10:49PM1.32m | 11:40AM1.19m | 11:47PM1.32m | 12:35PM1.24m | 00:39AM1.33m | 1:21PM1.29m | 1:25AM1.37m | 2:01PM1.35m | 2:06AM1.41m | 2:38PM1.41m | 2:44AM1.45m | 3:14PM1.46m | 3:20AM1.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:34PM0.60m | 5:34AM0.48m | 5:44PM0.60m | 6:29AM0.45m | 6:42PM0.56m | 7:14AM0.40m | 7:29PM0.51m | 7:55AM0.35m | 8:10PM0.45m | 8:31AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.40m | 9:06AM0.26m | 9:22PM0.36m | ||||||||
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 | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 341 | 304 | 571 | 3812 | 3764 | 2349 | 1342 | 824 | 582 | 1224 | 1178 | 752 | 465 | 458 | 649 | 657 | 857 | 3764 | 2643 | 2392 | 1497 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | W 12 | — | W 24 | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 53 | 79 | 1288 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 278 | 113 | 73 | — | 11 | 10 | 127 | 559 | 1032 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 72 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 17 | 42 | 18 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 208 | 0 | 16 | 70 | 70 | 0 | 82 | 42 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 40 | 208 | 333 | 416 | 67 | 67 | 9 | 70 | 15 |
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