
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 5AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
873 | 2258 | 2216 | 3319 | 4093 | 3333 | 2647 | 2202 | 1881 | 1525 | 1121 | 920 | 793 | 573 | 471 | 391 | 276 | 323 | 313 | 356 | 356 | 264 | 326 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 9:41AM3.94m | 9:47PM4.23m | 10:14AM3.91m | 10:23PM4.10m | 10:46AM3.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM-0.23m | 3:43PM0.13m | 4:08AM-0.16m | 4:19PM0.16m | 4:42AM0.03m | 4:54PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | N 9 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | N 12 | NNW 12 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 |
873 | 2258 | 2216 | 3319 | 2 | — | — | 2202 | 1881 | 1525 | 1121 | 920 | 793 | 573 | 471 | 391 | 276 | 203 | 192 | 289 | 236 | 264 | 326 | 329 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 14 | NNW 16 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 11 |
681 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 39 | 47 | 108 | 218 | 285 | 218 | 208 | 323 | 313 | 308 | 289 | 232 | 228 | 209 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 74 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SW 4 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
2 | 10 | 24 | 52 | 4093 | 3333 | 2647 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 356 | 356 | — | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 402 | 398 | 708 | 190 | 399 | 67 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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