Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 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
8.2° 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 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
57
33
33
33
17
15
14
14
6
8
8
8
8
14
24
22
35
33
31
28
27
79
116
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
ESE
10
N
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:50AM3.41m
1:47PM3.06m
2:05AM3.20m
3:19PM2.88m
3:34AM3.13m
Low Tide
6:43PM0.85m
7:23AM0.68m
7:46PM1.17m
8:41AM0.89m
9:09PM1.37m
10:13AM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:45
8:46
8:50
8:52
Temp °C
9
8
6
6
6
6
8
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
7
6
6
4
3
1
1
2
2
5
10
7
9
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
7
8
6
6
3
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
N
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
Energy kJ
59
57
33
33
33
16
15
14
14
6
8
8
8
8
8
24
22
35
33
31
28
27
79
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
11
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
W
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.2
W
8
0.3
E
3
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.3
NW
6
0.3
N
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
3
2
9
19
17
15
5
5
4
6
2
6
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
8
0.2
E
3
0.1
NW
6
0.2
NNE
12
0.3
NW
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
3
10
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
6
1
2
14
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
ENE
2
Energy kJ
3
5
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
50
41
18
13
0
84
450
770
636
590
489
482
482
489
448
275
136
48
13
13
137
136
50
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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