The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 2AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
4
4
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)121212121312121211111111111010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15221119102611001192977865765483574505414200192130125100989898961139898
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
10
NE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
1.37
3:56PM
1.00
4:37AM
1.44
5:21PM
0.97
5:43AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
0.31
10:11AM
0.40
9:47PM
0.36
11:32AM
0.32
10:55PM
0.38
12:42PM
0.22
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:06-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201919171821232220181716192525242120201921232322
Feels °C (?)191819171920211918171615172223222223222022232222
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