Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 BST
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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
8.6° 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 5PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.5
W
14
0.9
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
110
79
95
284
572
737
670
635
1250
2133
3456
3369
3198
2959
2638
2378
2048
1725
1467
1295
1121
901
780
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:28PM3.45m
7:30AM3.62m
8:03PM3.59m
8:08AM3.69m
8:34PM3.69m
Low Tide
1:14PM0.43m
1:30AM0.76m
1:52PM0.33m
2:08AM0.59m
2:26PM0.28m
2:42AM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:31
5:28
5:26
5:22
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8:59
9:00
9:02
9:06
Temp °C
11
14
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
16
17
12
13
13
14
9
13
10
10
11
10
9
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
10
9
11
12
13
15
9
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.9
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.2
WNW
13
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
Energy kJ
113
110
79
78
284
572
737
670
635
1250
2133
3456
3369
3198
2959
2638
2378
2048
1725
1467
1295
1121
901
780
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
N
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.8
WNW
19
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
Energy kJ
5
39
67
95
57
61
54
37
441
535
446
22
13
13
16
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
21
0.3
WNW
20
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
20
4
4
2
9
78
36
35
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
18
18
0
0
0
0
0
13
25
18
2
18
0
0
0
9
0
0
13
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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