Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 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
9.3° 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 12PM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (20 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.6
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
174
294
422
405
350
276
209
969
520
235
357
240
291
85
59
57
104
51
51
53
54
77
74
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM3.62m
11:47PM3.78m
12:35PM3.36m
00:47AM3.61m
1:45PM3.13m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.09m
5:41PM0.54m
6:17AM0.28m
6:34PM0.81m
7:18AM0.49m
7:33PM1.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:39
4:37
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:50
9:52
9:53
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
11
12
15
14
13
13
14
17
16
18
16
15
13
10
10
11
11
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
14
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.2
E
7
1.6
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.7
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
Energy kJ
16
174
294
422
405
350
276
209
4
520
235
357
240
5
60
43
22
104
51
14
53
54
77
74
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
16
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.5
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
6
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.2
NNE
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
125
44
29
17
17
9
8
8
6
73
132
3
5
1
85
59
57
4
15
51
2
2
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
N
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
21
17
19
4
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
5
3
5
5
5
1
4
4
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
12
0.3
S
3
1.1
W
11
0.5
W
6
0.8
W
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Energy kJ
7
55
87
149
969
1
291
15
37
43
53
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
56
63
13
13
2
2
0
0
2
9
0
0
0
0
0
18
25
13
13
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
1
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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