
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 16s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 5PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | WNW 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12645 | 9897 | 8316 | 6288 | 4997 | 3670 | 2942 | 1162 | 1123 | 873 | 861 | 1058 | 1166 | 1264 | 1339 | 1191 | 1028 | 874 | 762 | 747 | 646 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15AM3.43m | 11:40PM3.18m | 11:52AM3.19m | 00:24AM2.89m | 12:38PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.71m | 5:50AM0.99m | 6:17PM0.97m | 6:30AM1.26m | 7:07PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | N 22 | N 22 | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 13 | N 13 | WNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | WNW 11 |
12645 | 85 | 36 | — | — | 3670 | 2942 | 1162 | 1123 | 538 | 763 | 1058 | 1138 | 901 | 1339 | 1191 | 1028 | 874 | 762 | 747 | 593 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | W 12 | — | N 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | N 12 |
179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1040 | 638 | 588 | 861 | 535 | — | 1264 | 746 | 761 | 734 | 636 | 628 | 596 | 646 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 228 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 9897 | 8316 | 6288 | 4997 | — | — | — | — | 873 | 425 | 557 | 1166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 167 | 187 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 641 | 776 | 759 | 149 | 53 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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