Farr Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.53° N 4.22° W

Farr Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Farr Bay sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.4° 

Farr Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Farr Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Farr Bay at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
W
9
1.2
W
12
1.5
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
7
2
NNE
8
1.8
NNE
8
1.9
N
8
1.9
N
9
1.9
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
50
62
44
73
389
546
526
442
375
290
239
242
314
328
431
426
427
524
562
567
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:40PM3.31m
00:54AM3.35m
1:22PM3.07m
1:43AM3.02m
2:15PM2.84m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.81m
7:08AM0.87m
7:25PM1.09m
7:53AM1.21m
8:20PM1.35m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:53
8:51
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
13
12
12
14
11
12
12
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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