
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
136 | 144 | 138 | 120 | 103 | 96 | 125 | 142 | 123 | 101 | 86 | 84 | 67 | 51 | 51 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 59 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:35AM2.96m | 8:53PM3.31m | 9:07AM2.93m | 9:25PM3.25m | 9:40AM2.87m | 9:58PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.24m | 3:02AM0.32m | 3:03PM0.28m | 3:34AM0.36m | 3:38PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 103 | 96 | 125 | 142 | 123 | 101 | 86 | 84 | 67 | 34 | 51 | 74 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 59 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
— | — | 6 | 16 | 42 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 40 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 51 | 33 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | 2 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
136 | 144 | 138 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 373 | 389 | 389 | 375 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 44 | 44 | 0 |
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