Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 27 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
8.5° 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 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
11
1.4
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
11
1.3
N
11
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.5
W
14
0.9
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.2
WNW
17
1.8
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
565
478
469
388
320
255
245
200
196
157
118
113
110
79
95
284
488
737
750
625
867
1606
3054
2861
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
5:58AM3.36m
6:48PM3.27m
6:48AM3.51m
7:28PM3.45m
7:30AM3.62m
8:03PM3.59m
Low Tide
11:53PM1.18m
12:29PM0.59m
00:47AM0.96m
1:14PM0.43m
1:30AM0.76m
1:52PM0.33m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:33
5:31
5:28
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8:55
8:59
9:00
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
11
12
12
12
11
13
16
18
16
14
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
10
8
8
10
11
9
9
11
10
9
8
11
14
15
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
11
1.4
NNE
11
1.4
NNE
11
1.3
N
11
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
NNE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.9
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.8
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
Energy kJ
565
478
469
388
320
255
245
200
196
157
118
113
110
79
78
284
488
737
750
625
517
1606
3054
2861
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
15
0.4
W
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.7
WNW
19
1.2
WNW
17
1.3
W
12
0.3
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
5
5
39
67
95
57
56
38
37
319
867
446
13
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
WNW
20
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
2
20
4
4
5
40
36
23
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
4
Energy kJ
16
29
33
18
11
8
9
38
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
0
2
2
11
30
30
11
11
0
0
0
0
9
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
6
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