Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
404 | 404 | 364 | 318 | 275 | 269 | 230 | 166 | 131 | 101 | 99 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 70 | 65 | 163 | 196 | 512 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:30PM2.69m | 4:19AM2.62m | 5:00PM2.69m | 5:46AM2.68m | 6:14PM2.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM1.52m | 10:31AM1.58m | 11:30PM1.48m | 12:02PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NW 7 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
404 | 404 | 364 | 318 | 275 | 269 | 230 | 166 | 131 | 101 | 99 | 70 | 68 | 51 | 50 | 65 | 34 | 75 | 512 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 8 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 |
12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | WNW 7 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 17 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 17 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 6 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 60 | 70 | 57 | 163 | 196 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 241 | 149 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 30 | 30 | 167 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 13 | 0 |
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