Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
79 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 41 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51PM2.90m | 6:05AM2.75m | 6:22PM3.12m | 6:36AM2.91m | 6:52PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.67m | 12:02PM0.52m | 00:31AM0.46m | 12:33PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
79 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 33 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 39 | 54 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 62 | 44 | 41 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | W 7 | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NE 6 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NNE 4 | N 7 | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | N 11 | N 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 5 | E 3 | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 99 | 44 | 44 | 216 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 67 |
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