The Farm surf break

The Farm surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 30 Aug 2025 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
18.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Farm today?

The current surf forecast for The Farm at 6PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)--
Afternoon (30 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (30 Aug)13ft (4.0m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
6
6
4
4
4
4
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
3
S
4.5
S
4
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)119111111121111111010101111111010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)351299710869452205206216061220963766578510469458410390327275231222216410197154
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.90
1:39PM
1.22
2:21AM
0.85
2:45PM
1.23
3:45AM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:27PM
0.50
6:44AM
0.52
8:42PM
0.51
7:44AM
0.56
9:58PM
0.48
8:57AM
0.57
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise------6:18-------6:16-------6:15-
Sunset-5:35-------5:36-------5:37------
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C16141310989141616141211109141616141413121215
Feels °C (?)8675645121212119865111313111211101014
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update Recent offshore wind has turned cross-shore at The Farm (moderate winds from the SSW at Kiama (Bombo Headland) 5 km from The Farm). 4.5m 9s swell from the S which is too big for here.

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Cross-Shore
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