Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 11PM is: 5.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 18ft (5.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5876 | 11506 | 13160 | 13617 | 12706 | 8837 | 6922 | 4830 | 3493 | 2430 | 2261 | 2795 | 2258 | 2314 | 2637 | 3392 | 4151 | 5148 | 6121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:56AM2.93m | 1:16PM2.85m | 2:02AM2.65m | 2:36PM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM1.03m | 7:04AM1.27m | 7:35PM1.32m | 8:00AM1.54m | 8:54PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 34 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 14 | — | — | 3493 | 2430 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 5876 | 11506 | 13160 | 13617 | 12706 | 8837 | 6922 | 4830 | — | — | 2261 | 2795 | 2258 | 2314 | 2637 | 3392 | 4151 | 5148 | 6121 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 652 | 708 | 652 | 699 | 699 | 402 | 390 | 788 | 25 | 2 | 450 | 364 | 708 | 708 | 783 | 783 | 783 | 635 | 766 |
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