Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
9.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
1.1
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
W
6
2.5
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
153
121
90
89
61
58
39
39
24
24
33
20
19
52
47
50
186
367
653
475
330
269
209
127
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
5
WSW
5
SE
0
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
NW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
on
High Tide
6:51PM3.30m
6:58AM3.35m
7:29PM3.41m
7:40AM3.39m
8:04PM3.49m
8:19AM3.43m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.94m
1:19PM0.65m
1:41AM0.79m
1:57PM0.62m
2:18AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:26
4:24
4:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
10:02
10:05
10:06
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
12
12
13
13
18
21
22
22
17
15
14
13
15
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
14
15
12
10
8
9
10
10
16
18
19
20
17
15
14
11
12
8
5
5
5
7
7
8
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
9
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
W
8
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
W
19
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.2
W
11
1.4
W
7
1.1
W
7
Energy kJ
153
121
90
89
61
58
39
39
24
24
12
15
11
52
47
45
1
2
7
2
2
10
209
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.4
W
8
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
NE
7
0.2
W
11
0.2
N
8
Energy kJ
42
29
22
15
14
10
6
5
6
6
6
20
19
5
3
1
1
1
6
6
2
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
W
3
0.3
WNW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.2
W
11
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
9
9
4
4
4
2
6
1
1
1
1
6
6
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
1.1
WSW
5
1.7
WSW
6
2.1
W
6
2.5
W
7
2.1
W
7
1.8
W
7
1.6
W
7
Energy kJ
4
10
10
11
9
4
2
6
12
22
33
5
7
50
186
367
653
475
330
269
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
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
364
364
227
142
211
114
13
13
565
450
321
190
2
2
0
13
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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