Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (08 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 11PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Farr Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 611 | 516 | 306 | 196 | 157 | 249 | 359 | 293 | 539 | 709 | 1540 | 1825 | 2884 | 3919 | 5139 | 6694 | 6833 | 5695 | 4768 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:30PM3.85m | 8:06AM3.74m | 8:10PM3.99m | 8:40AM3.86m | 8:46PM4.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM0.63m | 1:54AM0.07m | 2:08PM0.41m | 2:31AM-0.03m | 2:45PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 611 | 516 | 306 | 196 | 157 | 113 | 120 | 120 | 94 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 108 | 5695 | 4768 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 4 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 130 | 135 | 130 | 106 | 106 | 1 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | — | — | 108 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 20 | 16 | 10 | 249 | 359 | 293 | 539 | 709 | 1540 | 1825 | 2884 | 3919 | 5139 | 6694 | 6833 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 42 | 48 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 190 | 652 | 790 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 730 | 641 | 564 | 652 | 652 | 564 | 53 |
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