Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 7AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3824 | 2942 | 1162 | 1123 | 873 | 763 | 1058 | 1155 | 1245 | 1226 | 1037 | 883 | 860 | 750 | 750 | 735 | 635 | 553 | 544 | 456 | 402 | 669 | 1241 | 1887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:40PM3.18m | 11:52AM3.19m | 00:24AM2.89m | 12:38PM2.95m | 1:27AM2.63m | 1:51PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50AM0.99m | 6:17PM0.97m | 6:30AM1.26m | 7:07PM1.23m | 7:22AM1.49m | 8:18PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | N 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 2942 | 1162 | 1123 | 538 | 763 | 1058 | 1082 | 1245 | 1226 | 1037 | 883 | 860 | 750 | 750 | 593 | 593 | 485 | 408 | 456 | 402 | 669 | 1241 | 1887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | W 12 | N 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 10 | N 11 | N 11 | W 10 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1022 | 638 | 500 | 758 | 614 | 1155 | 870 | 750 | 761 | 734 | 722 | 711 | 614 | 735 | 635 | 553 | 544 | 318 | 369 | 300 | 426 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 18 | W 16 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 47 | 228 | 507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 260 | 248 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 3824 | — | — | — | 873 | 433 | 469 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 198 | 2 | 67 | 641 | 892 | 149 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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