Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 BST
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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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 10AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.5
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2749
2638
2318
1883
1512
1467
1259
962
901
780
647
540
503
431
485
467
487
502
460
442
373
314
263
209
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
20
SSE
10
SW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SW
0
SSW
5
WNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:08AM3.69m
8:34PM3.69m
8:42AM3.72m
9:03PM3.73m
9:16AM3.70m
9:33PM3.72m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.28m
2:42AM0.46m
2:58PM0.30m
3:15AM0.39m
3:30PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:26
5:22
5:20
5:18
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9:02
9:06
9:07
9:09
1
Temp °C
13
11
14
17
20
17
13
12
13
13
16
13
12
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
6
6
6
10
8
11
13
14
14
10
10
10
10
14
11
11
9
10
10
10
6
4
5
1
-1
0
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2749
2638
2318
1883
1512
1467
1259
962
901
780
647
540
503
431
485
467
487
502
460
442
373
314
263
209
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
W
10
0.4
NW
8
Energy kJ
16
10
9
9
15
8
4
2
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
7
Energy kJ
2
13
13
16
106
188
189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
2
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
53
33
33
260
331
331
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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