
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (02 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (02 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sun 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
630 | 573 | 485 | 277 | 158 | 163 | 277 | 242 | 263 | 286 | 328 | 265 | 243 | 632 | 642 | 766 | 726 | 661 | 599 | 517 | 452 | 393 | 347 | 377 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM3.13m | 8:58AM2.78m | 9:20PM3.09m | 9:33AM2.71m | 9:55PM3.03m | 10:10AM2.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.44m | 2:54AM0.55m | 2:56PM0.45m | 3:30AM0.59m | 3:30PM0.50m | 4:07AM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | NNW 6 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
28 | — | 14 | 109 | 130 | 125 | 277 | 242 | 263 | 286 | 328 | 265 | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | 112 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
630 | 573 | 485 | 277 | 158 | 163 | — | — | — | 230 | 233 | 250 | 243 | 632 | 642 | 766 | 726 | 661 | 599 | 517 | 452 | 393 | 347 | 377 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 341 | 152 | 130 | 64 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 64 | 32 | 152 | 325 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 152 | 152 | 133 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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