Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (02 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 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
1
0
2
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1.2
N
9
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.9
WNW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
492
522
455
373
314
274
263
209
219
205
166
163
163
156
149
198
548
358
260
227
187
144
164
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:16AM3.70m
9:33PM3.72m
9:49AM3.62m
10:03PM3.66m
10:23AM3.49m
10:35PM3.55m
Low Tide
3:30PM0.36m
3:48AM0.39m
4:01PM0.47m
4:21AM0.45m
4:34PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:20
5:18
5:15
5:13
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9:07
9:09
9:12
9:15
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
6
6
6
6
7
8
8
5
6
6
6
5
7
4
5
4
0
1
1
2
2
2
4
5
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
-2
1
0
0
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
0.3
N
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
N
9
Energy kJ
427
492
522
455
373
314
269
137
110
219
189
166
163
163
156
149
176
10
358
260
227
187
144
164
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.6
W
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
NW
8
0.4
N
9
0.9
N
7
0.9
WNW
8
Energy kJ
274
263
209
209
205
157
119
86
87
45
18
60
103
42
24
88
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
10
0.6
N
10
0.4
NW
9
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.2
WNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
Energy kJ
20
68
29
10
14
7
86
69
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
0.3
NW
3
0.6
WNW
4
1.1
W
9
1.9
WNW
9
0.3
N
8
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
7
Energy kJ
170
257
230
1
10
198
548
10
40
58
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
53
33
33
149
260
260
33
0
0
0
0
9
47
30
13
2
11
13
528
149
260
173
149
53
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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