Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Farm today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Farm at 2AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Farm. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 76 | 122 | 87 | 82 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 64 | 61 | 55 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:48PM1.35m | 11:25AM1.33m | 11:33PM1.19m | 12:09PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:43PM0.29m | 5:05AM0.20m | 5:35PM0.35m | 5:40AM0.30m | 6:32PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 54 | 76 | 122 | 87 | 81 | 75 | 78 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 57 | 64 | 51 | 55 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 42 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 81 | 78 | 27 | 50 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 35 | 55 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | ENE 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 61 | 30 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | E 7 |
| kJ | 65 | 51 | 61 | 80 | 82 | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 23 | 17 | — | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 0 |
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