Farr Bay surf break

Farr Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 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
9.3° 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 1AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (21 May)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
W
12
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.9
WSW
6
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
350
276
209
847
723
240
300
195
86
85
112
141
130
52
51
52
55
55
75
75
74
122
145
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47PM3.78m
12:35PM3.36m
00:47AM3.61m
1:45PM3.13m
1:54AM3.44m
Low Tide
5:41PM0.54m
6:17AM0.28m
6:34PM0.81m
7:18AM0.49m
7:33PM1.06m
8:26AM0.68m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:37
4:35
4:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:47
9:50
9:52
9:53
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
9
11
10
13
15
14
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
16
6
5
4
5
5
4
7
6
10
12
12
11
11
12
14
13
14
14
13
12
11
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
14
1
W
13
0.9
W
13
0.8
W
13
0.2
E
7
1.6
W
12
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
405
350
276
209
4
723
240
300
195
86
62
112
141
130
52
51
52
55
55
75
75
55
37
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
7
0.7
W
12
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
17
9
8
8
6
3
132
5
5
5
85
38
5
4
16
10
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
5
6
3
3
1
1
5
5
1
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
3
1.3
WSW
5
1.3
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.7
WSW
12
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
WSW
6
0.5
W
6
0.9
W
5
0.9
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1.4
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
6
Energy kJ
8
86
97
160
847
1
3
6
54
16
47
54
35
48
74
122
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
56
187
13
13
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
13
9
0
0
13
13
40
Best forecast wave conditions in Scotland - North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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