Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (01 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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 Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
962
901
780
647
540
503
431
485
467
487
492
490
480
380
363
269
209
209
205
169
166
163
154
147
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SE
15
SSE
5
W
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
W
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
8:42AM3.72m
9:03PM3.73m
9:16AM3.70m
9:33PM3.72m
9:49AM3.62m
Low Tide
2:42AM0.46m
2:58PM0.30m
3:15AM0.39m
3:30PM0.36m
3:48AM0.39m
4:01PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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5:22
5:20
5:18
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9:06
9:07
9:09
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
12
11
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
11
9
9
14
10
9
9
9
9
7
5
4
5
2
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
Energy kJ
962
901
780
647
540
503
431
485
467
487
492
490
480
380
363
269
173
158
143
138
130
108
154
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
W
10
0.1
N
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
8
4
4
2
2
209
209
205
169
166
163
105
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.9
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
36
122
160
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
9
0
9
30
13
0
53
53
33
33
260
343
260
0
0
0
33
33
53
30
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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