Farr Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Scotland – North Coast, UK)

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Farr Bay Surf Guide

Farr Bay on the North Coast is an exposed beach break that usually has waves and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the southeast. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the ideal swell angle is from the northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Surfing here means negotiating dangerous rips.

Farr Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	consistent	9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Farr Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Farr Bay occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Farr Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Farr Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 32% of the time in April while 59% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

32%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

59%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Farr Bay Location Map

Interactive Farr Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Farr Bay is Wick Airport (WIC) in U.k., 66 km (41 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Farr Bay is Kirkwall Airport (KOI) in Scotland, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Farr Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 14:15 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	W	WNW
Period (s)	8	8	9	8
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off

What does Farr Bay look like?

Latest photos from Farr Bay. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: John Diaper Credit: John Diaper Credit: warner Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Farr Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Armadale Bay, 9 km from Farr Bay.

Next High Water: 10:35pm | 3.55m

Next Low Water: 04:34pm | 0.61m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Farr Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (9.5 °C) at Farr Bay is very cold. You will need a quality steamer wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. Cloudy, with an effective air temperature of (5.0 °C), so feeling about the same in the water or out of it.

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.