The Farm Surf Forecast

/ WA – Margaret River (57 breaks) / Western Australia (159 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

The Farm surfForecast / WA – Margaret River / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 AWST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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

Today's The Farm sea temperature is 20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AWST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	16s
Afternoon (05 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	20s
Evening (05 May)	3ft (0.9m)	18s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Thu night).
	Tue 5					Wednesday 6								Thursday 7								Fri 8
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	540	432	381	515	603	768	877	808	880	1230	1375	1536	1273	1225	1001	961	846	763	653	525	394	394	331	331
Wind (km/h)	ESE	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide									10:29AM0.70m								10:58AM0.68m
Low Tide						11:03PM0.14m								11:53PM0.13m								00:22AM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	17	18	14	13	12	12	12	14	18	20	18	16	15	14	14	15	18	21	20	18	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	16	15	8	7	6	7	6	9	15	16	12	10	9	8	9	10	16	18	14	12	9	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 18	WSW 18	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 14	SW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	540	402	381	515	508	768	877	808	880	1230	1375	1536	1273	1225	1001	961	846	763	653	525	394	394	331	331
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	WSW 20	WSW 20	WSW 19	WSW 18	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NNE 5	NNE 5	—	—	—	—
kJ	134	432	336	393	603	494	273	336	212	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	10	5	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 20	SW 11	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	218	112	89	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 3	SE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 4	—	—	E 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	7	13	21	18	19	16	9	—	—	12	21	25	24	26	15	—	2	16	26	54	79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	The Farm WA - Margaret River	Peppermint Grove Reef WA - Perth South	Peppermint Grove Reef WA - Perth South	The Window WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Rabbit Hill WA - Margaret River	Lighthouse WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Rabbit Hill WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	Injidup Carpark WA - Margaret River	The Window WA - Margaret River	The Window WA - Margaret River	Lighthouse WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Rabbit Hill WA - Margaret River	Isolators WA - Margaret River	Willyabrup WA - Margaret River	Willyabrup WA - Margaret River	Honeycombs WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	4	2	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	44	44	21	12	17	9	4	0	9	17	17	21	21	4	0	0	9	10	28	28	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie	Bunker Bay Bommie	Conto Springs	Conto Springs		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	Margaret River Bommie	The Bombie and Boat Ramp	Margaret River Bommie	Bunker Bay Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	Margaret River Bommie	The Bombie and Boat Ramp
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	7	6	6	5	8	5	6	5	5	5	6	6	5

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