Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 2PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, stormy winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 694 | 670 | 1053 | 1335 | 1459 | 1617 | 1814 | 2092 | 2359 | 2223 | 1968 | 1401 | 956 | 710 | 1174 | 2525 | 7879 | 8207 | 20243 | 45282 | 45599 | 36812 | 30568 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04AM3.30m | 7:03PM3.55m | 7:37AM3.56m | 7:38PM3.77m | 8:09AM3.78m | 8:15PM3.95m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:04PM0.90m | 1:26AM0.36m | 1:41PM0.62m | 2:02AM0.13m | 2:18PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -4 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -7 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 9 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 694 | 670 | 1053 | 1335 | 1459 | 1617 | 1814 | 2092 | 2359 | 2223 | 1968 | 1401 | 956 | 710 | 1174 | 28 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | ESE 7 | NNW 13 | SE 6 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 223 | 33 | 8 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | NNW 12 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | NNW 13 | — | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 32 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 474 | 44 | 104 | 2525 | 7879 | 8207 | 20243 | 45282 | 45599 | 36812 | 30568 |
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Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 652 | 699 | 652 | 708 | 699 | 699 | 699 | 708 | 708 | 708 | 783 | 708 |
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