Surf Forecasts:
Farr Bay surf forecast from 27 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 31 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 1 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, N swell with 889 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 7s. 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Sep 01) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Farr Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 87 | 78 | 34 | 11 | 10 | 104 | 158 | 153 | 274 | 217 | 199 | 233 | 229 | 192 | 149 | 90 | 51 | 544 | 161 | 114 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 8:52PM3.81m | 9:17AM3.58m | 9:21PM3.96m | 9:46AM3.68m | 9:50PM4.03m | 10:16AM3.73m | 10:21PM4.03m | 10:46AM3.72m | 10:53PM3.95m | 11:19AM3.63m | 11:30PM3.79m | 11:56AM3.48m | 00:12AM3.55m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.58m | 3:10AM0.23m | 3:16PM0.42m | 3:41AM0.08m | 3:49PM0.33m | 4:14AM0.01m | 4:22PM0.30m | 4:47AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.34m | 5:21AM0.15m | 5:33PM0.45m | 5:59AM0.37m | 6:14PM0.62m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 8 | N 6 | E 8 | NW 7 | E 7 | W 9 | N 7 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 5 | W 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 78 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 104 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 199 | 233 | 229 | 192 | 149 | 90 | 51 | 24 | 161 | 114 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | E 6 | W 7 | E 9 | — | E 8 | W 10 | E 6 | W 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 7 | — | W 8 | W 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 56 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 28 | 48 | 40 | 49 | — | 33 | 31 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | N 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | N 13 | W 11 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | — | W 9 | — | — | N 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | 23 | — | — | 19 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 5 | NW 4 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | SE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 35 | 21 | 158 | 153 | 274 | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 544 | — | — | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 190 | 227 | 221 | 198 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 84 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 1673 | 390 | 164 | 0 | 0 |
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