The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
5
0.9
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
221
203
129
116
90
86
89
51
81
49
43
37
47
24
42
25
41
26
28
20
26
46
9
19
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:45AM1.38m
4:07PM1.07m
3:53AM1.34m
5:00PM1.16m
4:52AM1.31m
5:44PM1.25m
Low Tide
9:46AM0.21m
9:37PM0.51m
10:39AM0.21m
10:45PM0.45m
11:23AM0.22m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
17
17
17
20
22
21
18
17
16
16
15
19
22
21
18
17
16
15
15
20
22
20
18
17
17
17
17
20
20
18
16
16
15
15
14
17
18
16
15
15
15
14
13
19
19
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
221
203
129
116
90
86
61
42
81
42
35
37
18
10
11
25
41
26
28
20
4
4
9
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
77
47
45
38
66
24
15
47
19
49
43
21
5
5
2
10
5
5
9
4
1
3
7
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
2
29
22
32
31
2
15
15
15
9
9
5
5
5
1
5
2
2
1
1
3
3
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.1
NE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
5
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
68
89
51
1
1
1
3
47
24
42
1
1
1
1
26
46
5
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
19
52
70
70
0
0
0
0
0
215
215
33
0
0
4
6
4
275
275
35
42
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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