Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
396 | 352 | 339 | 316 | 296 | 236 | 218 | 163 | 157 | 113 | 79 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:14PM2.67m | 5:32AM2.56m | 5:51PM2.90m | 6:05AM2.75m | 6:22PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.99m | 11:25PM0.89m | 11:29AM0.75m | 00:00AM0.67m | 12:02PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 |
396 | 352 | 339 | 316 | 296 | 236 | 218 | 163 | 157 | 113 | 79 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 11 | NNE 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 11 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 6 | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 2 | E 5 | — | — | — | E 2 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 5 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 44 | 44 | 67 | 44 | 19 | 0 |
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