
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Farm today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for The Farm at 10AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Farm. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
245 | 201 | 205 | 185 | 157 | 136 | 109 | 105 | 95 | 100 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 75 | 165 | 117 | 193 | 178 | 174 | 117 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:46AM0.90m | 12:59PM1.24m | 2:00AM0.85m | 2:06PM1.22m | 3:22AM0.85m | 3:16PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10AM0.54m | 8:09PM0.47m | 7:10AM0.59m | 9:24PM0.46m | 8:27AM0.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 18 | S 10 |
245 | 201 | 205 | 185 | 157 | 136 | 109 | 83 | 83 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 57 | 40 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 75 | 165 | 117 | 55 | 38 | 174 | 53 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 7 | SSE 17 |
66 | 56 | 53 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 72 | 193 | 178 | 24 | 117 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | ESE 3 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 7 |
3 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 60 | 96 | 105 | 95 | 100 | 57 | 52 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 57 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | NNE 5 | N 5 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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