The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 AEDT
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
21.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 2AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
2
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
2
NE
2
NE
1.9
NE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.9
NE
3
NE
3
NE
2.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
2
NE
2.4
NE
Period(s) (?)556666666777788788999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35323132333459108144352373386392193255318461116912461159418309545725
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
35
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
1.15
12:38PM
1.42
1:38AM
1.16
1:25PM
1.26
2:29AM
1.18
2:15PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.10
6:24AM
0.41
7:19PM
0.18
7:21AM
0.48
7:59PM
0.26
8:26AM
0.53
Wed
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise----5:52-------5:52-------5:52---
Sunset8:13-------8:13-------8:13-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242322222531302925232121232627282523242630353434
Feels °C (?)232121202427262623211920222425252422232528343534
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