Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 GMT
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Farr Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Farr Bay sea temperature is
9.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (10 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.8
WSW
1.9
W
2
W
4.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
W
Period(s) (?)12121114131212111110101010101091112121112121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81478666365910448336997017276253252281902402022173774969449101098560975835871
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
50
SSE
40
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
35
SE
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
S
35
S
55
SW
65
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
3.03
1:00PM
3.26
1:49AM
2.89
1:59PM
3.01
2:51AM
2.80
3:06PM
2.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:34PM
0.67
6:41AM
1.13
7:23PM
0.95
7:36AM
1.34
8:20PM
1.17
8:47AM
1.46
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----9:00------8:59-------8:57---
Sunset------3:48-------3:49-------3:52-
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------2------------
Temp. °C333212213354556676667676
Feels °C (?)-2-3-3-4-6-4-5-6-4-6-6-8-4-3-1-2-100-1-2-2-6-8
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