Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farr Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 7PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)11ft (3.5m)9s
Afternoon (15 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (15 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
3
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.5
N
10
2.3
N
10
2.2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1
W
12
1
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1968
1817
1618
1418
1232
1047
942
767
614
528
451
391
326
280
399
784
878
1124
1094
1077
1025
933
805
702
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:23AM3.80m
7:57PM3.82m
8:10AM3.97m
8:39PM3.97m
8:57AM4.04m
9:21PM4.04m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.11m
2:13AM0.32m
2:36PM0.00m
2:58AM0.10m
3:20PM0.00m
3:44AM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:48
4:46
4:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:43
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
7
-2
-2
-1
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
3
6
6
5
4
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.5
W
8
2.5
N
10
2.3
N
10
2.2
N
10
2
N
10
1.8
NNE
10
1.7
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.6
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
9
1.2
NNE
9
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.8
W
12
1.7
W
12
1.6
W
12
Energy kJ
48
3
33
1232
1047
942
767
614
528
451
391
326
276
238
784
878
1124
1094
1077
1025
933
805
702
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
13
0.9
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
14
1.3
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
1
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
29
29
29
18
25
50
50
173
255
280
399
243
197
197
166
158
154
126
123
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
9
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
15
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
14
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Energy kJ
6
6
10
6
18
42
97
50
51
203
195
188
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
N
10
3
N
10
3
N
10
2.5
N
10
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
NW
4
Energy kJ
1968
1817
1618
1418
4
7
7
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
4
3
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
565
427
427
149
149
53
53
53
53
33
33
33
0
0
0
2
11
11
0
2
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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