The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 03 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (03 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.3
NE
0.7
SE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
SE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
Period(s) (?)1098888886866666777766668
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1271151229374725962101654846453855368482504831292622
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
SSE
10
NNW
10
SW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassononglassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.79
9:34PM
1.11
9:30AM
1.80
10:24PM
1.12
10:19AM
1.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
0.27
3:34PM
-0.04
2:57AM
0.26
4:24PM
-0.06
3:48AM
0.27
5:11PM
-0.03
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Sunrise--5:48-------5:48-------5:48-----
Sunset------8:12-------8:13-------8:13-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-----11------31-----231-
Temp. °C181818212220191918182025242220191919202321212119
Feels °C (?)181717191918191919192126242221192021212422232220
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