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Farr Bay Surf Forecast
/ Scot – North Coast (31 surf breaks) /
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Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | |
459 | 389 | 308 | 244 | 198 | 158 | 120 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 26 | 125 | 174 | 294 | 422 | 489 | 350 | 340 | 259 | 187 | 180 | 336 | 300 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:06PM4.02m | 10:37AM3.85m | 10:54PM3.93m | 11:33AM3.62m | 11:47PM3.78m | 12:35PM3.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.10m | 4:32AM-0.01m | 4:52PM0.29m | 5:23AM0.09m | 5:41PM0.54m | 6:17AM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
7 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 8 | E 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 11 |
 kJ | 459 | 389 | 308 | 244 | 198 | 158 | 120 | 85 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 174 | 294 | 422 | 489 | 350 | 340 | 259 | 187 | 50 | 336 | 300 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | WNW 9 | W 16 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 72 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 53 | 37 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 26 | 125 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 180 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 10 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 15 | 48 | 80 | 116 | 120 | 92 | 128 | 115 | 59 | 37 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 43 | 39 | 46 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 53 | 136 | 136 | 394 | 555 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 63 | 13 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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