Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Sat 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 140 | 100 | 115 | 1146 | 1915 | 1635 | 1376 | 1035 | 848 | 672 | 531 | 455 | 279 | 288 | 141 | 141 | 233 | 293 | 659 | 274 | 780 | 709 | 739 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM2.85m | 8:11PM3.13m | 8:24AM2.83m | 8:46PM3.13m | 8:58AM2.78m | 9:20PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49PM0.46m | 2:19AM0.54m | 2:22PM0.44m | 2:54AM0.55m | 2:56PM0.45m | 3:30AM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | NW 11 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 198 | 140 | 100 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 455 | 176 | 129 | 127 | 127 | 136 | 293 | — | 240 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 192 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 2 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | — | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 115 | 1146 | 1915 | 1635 | 1376 | 1035 | 848 | 672 | 531 | — | 279 | 288 | 141 | 141 | 233 | — | 659 | 274 | 780 | 709 | 739 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 342 | 325 | 342 | 396 | 371 | 371 | 349 | 382 | 341 | 382 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 56 | 32 | 389 | 389 | 389 |
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