Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5523 | 4777 | 3823 | 3279 | 2766 | 2257 | 1655 | 1270 | 928 | 614 | 456 | 188 | 101 | 71 | 48 | 121 | 166 | 174 | 171 | 160 | 280 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:47PM3.53m | 7:05AM3.31m | 7:20PM3.47m | 7:37AM3.32m | 7:52PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.05m | 00:53AM-0.00m | 1:03PM0.04m | 1:24AM0.05m | 1:37PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2766 | 2257 | 1655 | 1270 | 928 | 614 | 456 | 188 | 101 | 70 | 48 | 121 | 166 | 174 | 171 | 160 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 4 | W 4 | NW 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | 71 | 71 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | WNW 10 | E 7 | WSW 4 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | S 4 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 5523 | 4777 | 3823 | 3279 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 280 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 797 | 797 | 797 | 371 | 353 | 87 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 63 | 325 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 313 | 317 |
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