
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Farm today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Farm at 12AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Farm. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
337 | 311 | 254 | 206 | 172 | 131 | 113 | 101 | 67 | 43 | 39 | 48 | 71 | 71 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 47 | 66 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.73m | 10:37AM1.20m | 10:32PM1.62m | 11:25AM1.22m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM-0.02m | 4:11PM0.29m | 5:14AM0.05m | 5:06PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
6 | 25 | 32 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 39 | 39 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 45 | 44 | 47 | 66 | 70 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 13 | E 11 | S 12 | S 12 | E 8 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | S 8 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 |
2 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 1 | 26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 48 | 39 | 71 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 27 | 25 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 19 | SE 15 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 21 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 39 | 37 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
337 | 311 | 254 | 206 | 172 | 131 | 113 | 101 | 67 | 43 | 25 | 17 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 208 | 87 | 15 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 77 | 83 | 83 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
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