Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
7.6° 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 1PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (17 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
0
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
4
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
1.5
W
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131212111114141313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6979537151925817618650983287278741854163271319931465127091921291765147412611100992876718636
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
40
SSW
25
WSW
35
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
S
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
3.69
7:33PM
3.59
7:36AM
3.94
8:05PM
3.80
8:08AM
4.13
8:37PM
3.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.27
1:33AM
0.48
1:57PM
-0.00
2:08AM
0.27
2:31PM
-0.18
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise--6:28-------6:26-------6:22-----
Sunset-----6:22-------6:24-------6:27--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----11------------------
Temp. °C12912141199887891099887688777
Feels °C (?)64655101-1-112466565466544
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