Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Farstadstranda today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Farstadstranda at 2AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Farstadstranda. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | 17 | 50 | 70 | 89 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 31 | 465 | 563 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 66 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:24PM1.51m | 4:51AM1.47m | 5:13PM1.41m | 5:55AM1.35m | 6:24PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.51m | 11:08AM0.61m | 11:40PM0.63m | 12:09PM0.74m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
228 | 278 | 291 | 299 | 292 | 279 | 235 | 277 | 316 | 330 | 465 | 563 | 623 | 541 | 450 | 394 | 336 | 219 | 152 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
5 | 17 | 50 | 70 | 89 | 85 | 56 | 53 | 50 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 66 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 |
4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1094 | 1099 | 1045 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 657 | 59 | 140 | 138 | 657 | 0 | 0 |
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