Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
302 | 302 | 302 | 264 | 257 | 217 | 145 | 115 | 91 | 67 | 49 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:53PM4.21m | 11:24AM3.72m | 11:32PM3.99m | 12:01PM3.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.21m | 5:15AM-0.07m | 5:24PM0.35m | 5:53AM0.19m | 6:02PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 115 | 91 | 67 | 49 | 36 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | 4 | 8 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 34 | 20 | 47 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 32 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 |
302 | 302 | 302 | 264 | 257 | 217 | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 565 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
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