Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 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
9.0° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (18 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
W
16
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
833
714
702
566
467
459
389
308
244
198
194
151
85
60
41
40
25
125
174
294
416
399
350
340
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SE
5
SW
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
NE
5
SW
25
SW
25
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:46AM4.00m
10:06PM4.02m
10:37AM3.85m
10:54PM3.93m
11:33AM3.62m
Low Tide
3:44AM-0.01m
4:05PM0.10m
4:32AM-0.01m
4:52PM0.29m
5:23AM0.09m
5:41PM0.54m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:43
4:41
4:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:45
9:47
1
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
12
13
13
10
8
9
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
12
10
5
5
5
7
7
8
8
4
2
3
3
4
3
5
6
7
9
9
9
10
10
10
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WNW
9
0.5
ESE
4
0.6
W
16
0.8
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
13
1
W
13
Energy kJ
833
714
702
566
467
459
389
308
244
198
194
151
85
60
41
40
25
10
174
294
416
399
350
340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.5
NNE
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
W
16
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
101
99
94
90
96
72
73
73
72
53
37
33
21
20
20
11
11
125
27
17
17
16
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
14
14
11
19
12
19
3
5
5
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
Energy kJ
5
25
72
95
120
87
92
145
148
126
57
21
55
62
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
48
0
124
53
417
137
48
0
0
9
2
0
0
0
2
13
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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