Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 10PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)1514141414131312121212121111111110101010992018
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)221519991772155913091124848600501413336264242233185178131125946862414321388
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
3.16
7:23AM
3.40
7:45PM
3.30
7:59AM
3.59
8:21PM
3.40
8:32AM
3.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:59PM
0.92
1:12AM
0.86
1:38PM
0.70
1:48AM
0.69
2:14PM
0.51
2:22AM
0.56
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------8:51-------8:49-------8:48-
Sunset4:00-------4:01-------4:04-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C554444467764554553344456
Feels °C (?)01-1-1-10-11232010-100-3-3-2-1-102
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