Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 32 | 32 | 56 | 60 | 158 | 187 | 128 | 94 | 65 | 50 | 251 | 253 | 240 | 255 | 296 | 302 | 161 | 804 | 1018 | 900 | 919 | 883 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 10:46AM3.72m | 10:53PM3.95m | 11:19AM3.63m | 11:30PM3.79m | 11:56AM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.34m | 5:21AM0.15m | 5:33PM0.45m | 5:59AM0.37m | 6:14PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 6 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 13 | N 12 | NNW 7 | N 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 |
47 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 30 | 41 | 50 | 28 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 3 | 28 | 161 | 804 | 1018 | 900 | 919 | 883 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | E 4 | WSW 9 | W 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 6 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 10 | W 8 | NW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
32 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 142 | 212 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | WSW 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | NE 8 | — | — | N 14 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — |
11 | 28 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 83 | 97 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 |
7 | — | — | 56 | 60 | 158 | 187 | 128 | 94 | 65 | 7 | 251 | 253 | 240 | 255 | 296 | 302 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 0 | 364 | 565 | 565 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 565 | 790 | 399 | 398 | 399 | 173 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 33 | 42 | 0 | 0 |
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