The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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
17.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 9AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)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
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.9
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.6
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)988888888998999988777776666577766998666888888889999999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)165168213217180124957775848053638988805952349218319714010269504933352115151315141440709112311112811812113019019023224725025031730293112901534616603641634
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
S
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
15
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcrossglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
1.44
12:24PM
1.23
12:15AM
1.33
1:17PM
1.29
1:14AM
1.21
2:13PM
1.35
2:23AM
1.10
3:13PM
1.41
3:40AM
1.03
4:14PM
1.49
4:57AM
1.00
5:13PM
1.56
6:05AM
1.01
6:10PM
1.63
7:04AM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.13
6:11PM
0.42
6:47AM
0.17
7:19PM
0.43
7:35AM
0.23
8:35PM
0.41
8:29AM
0.29
9:53PM
0.35
9:28AM
0.34
11:06PM
0.27
10:29AM
0.36
12:11AM
0.18
11:30AM
0.36
1:07AM
0.10
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise---7:01-------7:00-------7:00------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------6:56-
Sunset-----5:04-------5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------5:06-------5:07-------5:07------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101091214151210109913161612109911121414121110101014181713111091013141413131312121416161414131314161717151513131316
Feels °C (?)555811131078661013138655781010997881215159755610111111111110101314131212111111121213111210101013
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at The Farm (light winds from the W at Kiama (Bombo Headland) 5 km from The Farm). 1.3m 9s swell from the SSE with a 1.3m 9s swell from the SSE

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W
Offshore
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