The Farm 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.54° S 115.04° E

Issued: 7 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's The Farm sea temperature is

17.8°C

The Farm surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Farm today (28 Aug):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 10PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Aug)	-	-
Afternoon (28 Aug)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Evening (28 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	12s

Table - waves today at The Farm. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).
	Fri 28			Saturday 29								Sunday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	3	2	0	1	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	605	449	335	329	485	590	1301	2311	2517	2705	2900	3102	4104	3716	3633	3348	2653	2620	2300
Wind (km/h)	E	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	N	WNW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				11:19PM0.37m			9:58AM0.59m					11:15PM0.42m			10:25AM0.51m
Low Tide		5:04PM0.17m			3:14AM0.31m					5:04PM0.22m			4:16AM0.30m				5:00PM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	11	10	11	12	15	17	17	16	15	13	14	14	16	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	13	10	5	4	6	6	9	13	13	12	12	9	11	10	14	16	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 19	WSW 19	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	605	449	335	329	261	261	1301	2311	2517	2705	2900	3102	4104	3716	3633	3348	2653	2620	2300
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 20	WSW 22	WSW 21	WSW 18	WSW 20	WSW 19	SW 10	—	—	—	WSW 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 20
kJ	37	94	180	127	485	590	108	—	—	—	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	290
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 23	—	—	WSW 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	54	—	—	181	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 2	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	E 3	E 4	E 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	13	10	10	12	10	9	—	8	9	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Smiths Point Left WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Yallingup Beach WA - Margaret River	Willyabrup WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Lighthouse WA - Margaret River	Lighthouse WA - Margaret River	Mousetraps WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Lighthouse WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Lighthouse WA - Margaret River	Rocky Point WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	4	5	4	5	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	13	0	10	28	17	4	4	10	0	0	0	4	0	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie	Bunker Bay Bommie	Bunker Bay Bommie	Bunker Bay Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Injidup Carpark	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Cobblestones	Augusta Rivermouth
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	6	5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Fairhaven VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cobblestones WA - Margaret River	Tessellated Pavements TAS - East Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	6	5
Header Global	Maconde Mauritius	The Bombie Indonesia	The Bombie Indonesia	Barrancon Chile	Barrancon Chile	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Haga-Haga South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Saint Leu Reunion	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion
Rating (10 max)	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	7	7	8	7	7	6	5

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