Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 29 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
8.7° 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 2PM is: 1.7m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Apr)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (29 Apr)8ft (2.5m)16s

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. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
2
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
737
670
635
1250
2133
3456
3369
3198
2749
2638
2318
2048
1512
1336
1175
962
901
780
647
625
512
582
572
496
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
NW
0
W
0
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
7:30AM3.62m
8:03PM3.59m
8:08AM3.69m
8:34PM3.69m
8:42AM3.72m
9:03PM3.73m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.33m
2:08AM0.59m
2:26PM0.28m
2:42AM0.46m
2:58PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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5:28
5:26
5:22
5:20
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9:00
9:02
9:06
9:07
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
15
14
14
14
13
12
11
13
17
20
15
14
13
12
13
14
14
13
10
9
9
10
9
11
13
11
12
12
11
10
9
11
14
16
11
12
11
9
9
12
10
8
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.5
W
12
1.5
WNW
17
2.1
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
16
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.4
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
2
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
737
670
635
1250
2133
3456
3369
3198
2749
2638
2318
2048
1512
1336
1175
962
901
780
647
625
512
582
572
496
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.8
WNW
19
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
W
10
Energy kJ
54
37
441
535
446
22
22
13
16
6
6
6
8
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.3
WNW
20
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNE
8
Energy kJ
9
78
36
35
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
9
25
18
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
13
58
40
30
0
67
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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