Farr Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.53° N 4.22° W

Farr Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farr Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.1° 

Farr Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
1.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
264
257
217
145
115
91
67
49
40
39
38
47
60
57
38
38
36
36
36
72
72
70
78
161
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
NE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
20
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:53PM4.21m
11:24AM3.72m
11:32PM3.99m
12:01PM3.54m
00:12AM3.69m
12:40PM3.31m
Low Tide
5:15AM-0.07m
5:24PM0.35m
5:53AM0.19m
6:02PM0.55m
6:30AM0.52m
6:42PM0.81m
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
8:59
8:57
 mm
3
1
2
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
12
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
13
Feels °C
10
11
11
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
12
13
12
10
8
9
11
12
12
10
10
12
10
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