The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 8AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)910109998889109109991514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19038636329223215210284788592818781813984165160229217204204198
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
0
S
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossononglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.31
12:30PM
0.89
12:28AM
1.26
1:39PM
0.86
1:30AM
1.23
2:56PM
0.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:36AM
0.40
5:43PM
0.56
7:39AM
0.43
6:42PM
0.61
8:47AM
0.43
7:58PM
0.62
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:40-------5:39--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817212321191817171824262622212020222630312522
Feels °C (?)201816212221211816161622242521201919212528302521
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