Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
8.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)21s
Afternoon (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s

Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)211918181717161616151514141414131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1439326949706173566355984709395535432762221519991768155913091002848610501413336264242189
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
3.01
6:43AM
3.20
7:06PM
3.16
7:23AM
3.40
7:45PM
3.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.13
12:32AM
1.04
12:59PM
0.92
1:12AM
0.86
1:38PM
0.70
1:48AM
0.69
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:53-------8:52-------8:51-------
Sunset--3:57-------4:00-------4:01-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C566544454564444455656544
Feels °C (?)0110-1-101012-1-1-2-10111121-1-1
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