
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | WNW 6 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
188 | 173 | 262 | 282 | 234 | 241 | 297 | 340 | 239 | 207 | 185 | 181 | 149 | 133 | 127 | 166 | 163 | 156 | 216 | 437 | 202 | 158 | 120 | 92 | |
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:26AM2.74m | 6:46PM3.05m | 7:00AM2.85m | 7:19PM3.19m | 7:32AM2.93m | 7:51PM3.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.71m | 12:25PM0.58m | 00:54AM0.56m | 12:58PM0.43m | 1:27AM0.44m | 1:30PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | |
mm | 6 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 10 | W 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
188 | 173 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 340 | 239 | 207 | 185 | 181 | 149 | 133 | 114 | 115 | 163 | 156 | 216 | — | 202 | 158 | 120 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 11 | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
90 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 66 | — | 166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | — | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | — | 262 | 282 | 234 | 241 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | — | 108 | 128 | 149 | 437 | 136 | 111 | 60 | 86 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 152 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 406 | 406 | 1306 | 1342 | 5 |
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