Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Tue morning, light winds from the NE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
159 | 134 | 111 | 89 | 72 | 57 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 24 | 83 | 125 | 184 | 81 | 66 | 469 | 639 | 414 | 478 | 510 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 10:16AM3.73m | 10:21PM4.03m | 10:46AM3.72m | 10:53PM3.95m | 11:19AM3.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.30m | 4:47AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.34m | 5:21AM0.15m | 5:33PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 14 |
159 | 134 | 111 | 89 | 72 | 57 | 62 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 30 | 31 | 20 | 13 | 31 | 31 | 81 | 66 | 10 | 13 | 13 | — | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | N 7 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 27 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | N 13 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | WSW 9 | E 4 | W 11 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 2 | 9 | 8 | — | 8 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 |
— | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | 24 | 83 | 125 | 184 | 12 | 15 | 469 | 639 | 414 | 478 | 510 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 364 | 398 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 565 | 596 | 806 | 398 | 369 | 149 |
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