
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Farm today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Farm at 9AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Farm. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 69 | 80 | 68 | 114 | 136 | 124 | 211 | 111 | 111 | 91 | 89 | 133 | 163 | 245 | 260 | 314 | 306 | 257 | 257 | 165 | 209 | 257 | 382 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:47AM0.95m | 4:24PM1.22m | 5:35AM1.04m | 5:18PM1.25m | 6:15AM1.15m | 6:07PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.61m | 11:17PM0.34m | 11:09AM0.54m | 11:57PM0.28m | 12:03PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 |
47 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 139 | 111 | 111 | 91 | 89 | 20 | 2 | 155 | 159 | 196 | 191 | 191 | 165 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 226 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | E 12 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 16 | — |
15 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 3 | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 |
83 | 69 | 80 | 68 | 114 | 136 | 124 | 211 | — | — | — | — | 133 | 163 | 245 | 260 | 314 | 306 | 257 | 257 | 165 | 209 | 257 | 382 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 487 | 490 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 617 | 500 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 65 | 635 | 20 | 19 |
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