Surf Forecasts:
Farr Bay surf forecast from 15 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 18 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, W swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 19 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period, W swell with 621 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 15 Jun, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNE 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 (Jun 15) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Farr Bay in the next 16 days are 2.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 19) at 4PM. 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 4s period and expected on Friday (Jun 19) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 15th Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 18th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 19th Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Farr Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 77 | 64 | 23 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 63 | 83 | 71 | 147 | 196 | 136 | 256 | 621 | 219 | 163 | 126 | 212 | 557 | 581 | 350 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:47AM3.87m | 9:08PM3.99m | 9:41AM3.87m | 9:58PM4.06m | 10:35AM3.79m | 10:48PM4.06m | 11:29AM3.64m | 11:39PM3.99m | 12:25PM3.45m | 00:32AM3.84m | 1:22PM3.26m | 1:28AM3.64m | 2:22PM3.11m | 2:27AM3.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.20m | 3:34AM-0.01m | 3:54PM0.22m | 4:25AM-0.08m | 4:41PM0.31m | 5:15AM-0.03m | 5:29PM0.46m | 6:07AM0.10m | 6:17PM0.66m | 7:00AM0.30m | 7:09PM0.87m | 7:56AM0.52m | 8:05PM1.08m | ||||||||
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 | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — | 4:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:25 | — | — | 10:27 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:28 | — | — | 10:29 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | NNE 8 | W 9 | ESE 5 | NNE 7 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 77 | 64 | 23 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 147 | 37 | 136 | 15 | 5 | 219 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 40 | 56 | 63 | 83 | 39 | 37 | — | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | N 9 | ESE 4 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | N 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | WSW 6 | S 3 | W 10 | ESE 3 | WSW 10 | W 9 | — | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 24 | 8 | — | 1 | 13 | 27 | 1 | 196 | 3 | 256 | 621 | — | 163 | 126 | 212 | 557 | 581 | 350 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 48 | 116 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 13 | 40 | 0 | 13 | 41 | 0 | 67 | 816 | 260 |
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