Surf Forecasts:
Farr Bay surf forecast from 7 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 1PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period, WNW swell with 7,228 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 7 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Farr Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Farr Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Farr Bay in the next 16 days are 4.5m 14s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Farr Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 384 | 645 | 2580 | 5710 | 1870 | 1007 | 564 | 226 | 153 | 82 | 88 | 109 | 184 | 483 | 559 | 1230 | 6007 | 6818 | 4392 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:46PM2.98m | 5:44AM3.01m | 6:05PM3.25m | 6:53AM3.27m | 7:04PM3.59m | 7:45AM3.53m | 7:51PM3.90m | 8:28AM3.75m | 8:32PM4.13m | 9:06AM3.89m | 9:11PM4.24m | 9:41AM3.94m | 9:47PM4.23m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:21PM1.04m | 11:55AM1.14m | 00:35AM0.70m | 12:57PM0.86m | 1:30AM0.33m | 1:45PM0.57m | 2:15AM0.02m | 2:28PM0.34m | 2:55AM-0.17m | 3:07PM0.19m | 3:33AM-0.23m | 3:43PM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | NNE 6 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | N 9 | — | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 42 | 14 | 6 | 5710 | 1870 | 1007 | 59 | 220 | 153 | 82 | 88 | 109 | 184 | 4 | 26 | 1230 | 7 | — | 4392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | ESE 7 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | — | N 6 | N 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 5 | 46 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 75 | 38 | 40 | 26 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | W 12 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | W 11 | — | S 4 | NE 3 | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | — |
| kJ | 15 | 384 | 645 | 2580 | — | 10 | 4 | 564 | 226 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 56 | 483 | 559 | 641 | 6007 | 6818 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 63 | 372 | 911 | 652 | 25 | 61 | 149 | 435 | 402 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 708 | 763 | 396 | 390 | 40 | 67 | 565 |
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