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Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
8.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 2PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.9
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
WNW
0.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)121211111113131313121515141313121212111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6945933803562922815814854853595667236275134023092361771218685573333
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
3.98
11:03PM
3.87
11:34AM
3.71
11:51PM
3.65
12:32PM
3.37
12:50AM
3.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:42AM
0.02
5:05PM
0.18
5:29AM
0.17
5:51PM
0.50
6:21AM
0.41
6:43PM
0.85
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-5:52-------5:48-------5:47------
Sunset-----8:39-------8:43-------8:45--
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C77899866568101098766689877
Feels °C (?)224442100224445544345444
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