Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
387 | 415 | 469 | 450 | 501 | 565 | 709 | 762 | 660 | 613 | 537 | 482 | 440 | 450 | 413 | 388 | 360 | 300 | 254 | 213 | 213 | 166 | 127 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43AM3.02m | 2:15PM2.84m | 2:50AM2.75m | 3:30PM2.69m | 4:19AM2.62m | 5:00PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:53AM1.21m | 8:20PM1.35m | 8:55AM1.47m | 9:43PM1.52m | 10:31AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
125 | 94 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 440 | 450 | 413 | 388 | 360 | 300 | 254 | 213 | 213 | 166 | 127 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 16 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 12 | 11 | 6 | 10 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 |
387 | 415 | 469 | 450 | 501 | 565 | 709 | 762 | 660 | 613 | 537 | 482 | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 45 | 66 | 72 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 340 | 340 | 427 | 777 | 1389 | 427 | 241 | 258 | 149 | 149 | 652 | 233 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 11 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 185 | 266 |
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