Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 23 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
9.4° 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 10AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (23 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
2
2
3
4
3
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
9
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
1.3
WSW
10
1
W
14
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.6
W
13
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
73
159
165
146
161
166
294
334
328
349
245
194
96
71
322
416
1083
1110
1200
839
1462
1494
1549
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:00PM2.99m
3:06AM3.33m
4:12PM2.98m
4:15AM3.28m
5:15PM3.05m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.68m
8:42PM1.24m
9:41AM0.78m
10:00PM1.30m
10:51AM0.78m
11:12PM1.23m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:33
4:31
4:31
4:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:54
9:57
9:59
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
5
2
Temp °C
12
12
13
15
15
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
13
11
10
8
6
6
8
7
9
7
7
10
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
11
12
13
11
8
6
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
0.4
WSW
11
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
0.8
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
16
1.2
W
8
1.7
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.6
W
13
Energy kJ
1
40
1
1
1
24
334
328
127
245
194
96
68
126
205
1083
1110
1200
839
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
16
1
W
14
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
21
416
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
0.2
W
16
Energy kJ
1
1
1
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
5
1.6
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
10
0.7
W
6
1
W
6
1.3
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
6
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
12
2.4
W
12
Energy kJ
183
73
159
165
146
161
166
294
349
30
71
322
135
1462
1494
1549
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
100
321
321
321
62
62
40
13
13
2
9
0
2
0
13
0
2
2
0
2
67
261
321
260
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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