Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 38 | 63 | 114 | 104 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 71 | 82 | 89 | 85 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 132 | 129 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | on | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM3.72m | 8:50PM4.11m | 9:25AM3.84m | 9:33PM4.27m | 10:07AM3.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.33m | 3:14AM-0.15m | 3:26PM0.20m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 |
39 | 38 | 25 | 114 | 104 | 73 | 34 | 26 | 71 | 82 | 89 | 85 | 138 | 133 | 100 | 96 | 94 | 70 | 74 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 41 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | W 11 | N 7 | NNE 7 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
7 | 10 | 63 | 24 | 16 | 23 | 50 | 50 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 56 | 74 | 70 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 68 | 65 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 8 | ESE 6 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 12 | N 11 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
13 | 26 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 12 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 6 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | — | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 9 | — | 10 | 132 | 129 | 127 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 565 | 283 | 1133 | 776 | 776 |
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