The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 25 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (25 Jan)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)101111111414131312121212121212121312121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)47148949954342241091889014221332131012881186140297610621192977865765663403311414
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
5
S
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
SW
5
W
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
1.21
2:30AM
1.32
2:38PM
1.09
3:31AM
1.37
3:56PM
1.00
4:37AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:37AM
0.42
7:54PM
0.24
8:50AM
0.43
8:46PM
0.31
10:11AM
0.40
9:47PM
0.36
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wed
28
Sunrise6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------
Sunset----8:07-------8:07-------8:07---
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C223133312422191920222322201919181821232320181717
Feels °C (?)223032312721171718202019191819191920212118171616
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