Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Sun night, min 5°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1.2
N
9
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
2
WNW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.1
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
N
7
1.8
N
9
2.1
N
10
2.2
N
10
2.1
N
10
2
N
10
1.9
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
215
205
166
163
163
225
206
256
332
537
250
173
232
179
146
135
212
563
908
1006
914
802
711
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
25
NNW
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:49AM3.62m
10:03PM3.66m
10:23AM3.49m
10:35PM3.55m
10:58AM3.32m
11:09PM3.40m
Low Tide
4:01PM0.47m
4:21AM0.45m
4:34PM0.61m
4:56AM0.57m
5:08PM0.79m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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5:18
5:15
5:13
5:11
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9:09
9:12
9:15
9:16
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
8
8
8
5
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
6
6
5
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
2
0
1
1
0
-1
0
0
1
1
1
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1.2
N
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
N
8
0.9
WNW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.3
N
8
1.5
NW
8
1.1
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.8
N
9
2.1
N
10
2.2
N
10
2.1
N
10
2
N
10
1.9
N
10
Energy kJ
209
215
189
166
163
163
63
146
256
299
10
250
173
232
179
146
113
110
563
908
1006
914
802
711
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
N
9
0.9
N
9
0.9
NNW
8
0.3
NW
10
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.9
W
8
1
NW
8
0.4
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.1
W
12
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
84
205
205
157
119
115
14
31
11
10
113
123
27
43
3
83
79
63
157
141
138
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
8
0.4
N
8
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
Energy kJ
75
18
12
23
34
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
9
1.1
NW
9
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
2
WNW
8
0.9
N
7
1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.4
N
7
Energy kJ
225
206
234
332
537
88
117
111
110
135
212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
25
343
30
2
2
11
370
701
701
53
33
33
53
53
53
331
331
260
53
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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