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The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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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
20.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at The Farm today?
The current surf forecast for The Farm at 1AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Farm. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
253 | 313 | 363 | 400 | 525 | 542 | 575 | 575 | 588 | 601 | 601 | 588 | 588 | 540 | 528 | 474 | 413 | 404 | 358 | 374 | 388 | 405 | 414 | 479 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.71m | 8:25AM1.21m | 8:31PM1.76m | 9:21AM1.16m | 9:21PM1.76m | 10:19AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM-0.01m | 2:02PM0.21m | 3:19AM-0.04m | 2:51PM0.26m | 4:15AM-0.04m | 3:42PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
253 | 313 | 363 | 400 | 525 | 542 | 575 | 575 | 588 | 601 | 601 | 588 | 588 | 540 | 528 | 474 | 413 | 404 | 358 | 374 | 388 | 405 | 414 | 479 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | SSW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
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