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The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 20 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
21.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 1AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (21 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.2
SE
2.4
SE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
2
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111111111111111111999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)66180795595585373071686988590482282274567356011001250573441603506404348311
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
1.11
10:36AM
1.57
11:22PM
1.15
11:14AM
1.52
12:03AM
1.19
11:54AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:12AM
0.34
5:19PM
0.10
4:55AM
0.35
5:53PM
0.11
5:42AM
0.37
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----6:03-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset8:09-------8:09-------8:08-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201819181821212119181717181917191818171717192020
Feels °C (?)201819181820191919181717171714141313141415161717
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