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Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
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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
9.1° 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: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
60 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 125 | 174 | 294 | 422 | 405 | 350 | 276 | 263 | 232 | 480 | 339 | 189 | 291 | 130 | 186 | 332 | 207 | 164 | 125 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 10:54PM3.93m | 11:33AM3.62m | 11:47PM3.78m | 12:35PM3.36m | 00:47AM3.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.29m | 5:23AM0.09m | 5:41PM0.54m | 6:17AM0.28m | 6:34PM0.81m | 7:18AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:35 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | E 5 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 |
60 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 15 | 174 | 294 | 422 | 405 | 350 | 276 | 263 | 232 | 480 | 339 | 189 | 291 | 85 | 58 | 332 | 207 | 164 | 125 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | W 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 3 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | W 10 |
20 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 125 | 44 | 29 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 129 | 69 | 91 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | NNE 8 | ESE 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | E 7 | E 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | N 7 |
4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | W 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
173 | 92 | 72 | 34 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 50 | 80 | 183 | — | — | 3 | 4 | 130 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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