Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (20 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 9PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
579 | 720 | 809 | 732 | 660 | 542 | 493 | 440 | 399 | 399 | 364 | 283 | 313 | 213 | 180 | 137 | 127 | 99 | 96 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:15PM2.84m | 2:50AM2.75m | 3:30PM2.69m | 4:19AM2.62m | 5:00PM2.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:20PM1.35m | 8:55AM1.47m | 9:43PM1.52m | 10:31AM1.58m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 9 | W 8 | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
43 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 399 | 12 | 364 | 283 | 313 | 213 | 180 | 137 | 127 | 99 | 96 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | — | W 16 | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 16 | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
579 | 720 | 809 | 732 | 660 | 542 | 493 | 440 | — | 399 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 427 | 1141 | 1403 | 427 | 241 | 258 | 554 | 149 | 775 | 427 | 227 | 227 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 227 | 227 | 227 | 227 |
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