The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
85
87
92
116
113
171
89
87
85
85
89
122
192
146
140
137
133
212
549
658
749
800
521
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM1.20m
7:28PM1.46m
7:52AM1.16m
8:01PM1.50m
8:32AM1.12m
8:34PM1.50m
Low Tide
1:06PM0.27m
1:56AM0.22m
1:37PM0.30m
2:36AM0.19m
2:09PM0.34m
3:15AM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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6:30
6:31
6:31
6:33
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
1
1
Temp °C
19
21
22
21
19
18
18
17
17
20
21
21
19
18
18
17
18
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
18
17
17
20
19
19
18
17
18
17
18
19
20
20
19
17
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.3
S
10
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
79
85
87
18
116
113
113
89
87
85
85
89
122
119
146
140
137
133
212
359
456
510
521
521
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
9
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
21
36
13
3
17
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
4
4
4
4
5
5
1
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.1
N
5
Energy kJ
92
171
192
549
658
749
800
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
19
65
20
0
0
0
0
7
159
275
7
0
0
0
0
7
27
405
92
20
16
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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