The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 07 May 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
21.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 3AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
1
0
2
4
5
4
5
4
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
2
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.9
S
11
3
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1171
1919
1799
725
460
505
434
835
2395
2318
1773
1962
1426
1267
1492
1131
696
506
421
355
304
290
290
304
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55PM1.31m
1:12PM0.91m
00:49AM1.28m
2:14PM0.94m
1:46AM1.25m
3:12PM1.02m
Low Tide
5:18PM0.56m
7:04AM0.35m
6:15PM0.60m
7:57AM0.34m
7:23PM0.61m
8:48AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
13
11
9
9
11
16
18
17
15
13
13
13
13
16
18
17
15
15
15
15
14
17
19
18
5
5
3
4
5
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
10
1.9
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.3
S
10
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
670
1043
1160
725
460
505
434
835
1363
1425
1124
1112
1426
1267
988
816
696
506
421
355
304
290
290
97
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
Energy kJ
128
94
70
71
50
51
52
56
38
40
40
40
40
41
42
42
42
43
43
44
45
71
80
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
5
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
4
2
4
1
5
8
59
7
6
6
23
6
6
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
3
S
11
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
1171
1919
1799
10
5
6
6
7
2395
2318
1773
1962
1492
1131
304
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
5
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
87
3
3
0
0
6
34
3
3
0
0
0
0
7
54
7
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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