
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1922 | 1765 | 1592 | 1400 | 1230 | 1058 | 1137 | 1234 | 1400 | 1610 | 1932 | 2088 | 2815 | 2735 | 2657 | 2119 | 1525 | 1126 | 878 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:49PM2.84m | 5:43AM2.77m | 5:43PM3.05m | 6:28AM3.03m | 6:26PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM1.24m | 11:34AM1.44m | 00:10AM0.96m | 12:23PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 13 | W 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
1922 | 1765 | 1592 | 1400 | 1230 | 1058 | 1137 | 1234 | 1400 | 1610 | 1932 | 41 | 39 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1126 | 878 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | 138 | 79 | 59 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — |
220 | 282 | 264 | 134 | 74 | 86 | 94 | 64 | — | — | — | 2088 | 2815 | 2735 | 2657 | 2119 | 1525 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 114 | 398 | 398 | 390 | 185 | 13 | 2 |
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