Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 797 | 809 | 737 | 714 | 617 | 607 | 607 | 549 | 585 | 522 | 464 | 456 | 329 | 311 | 263 | 300 | 283 | 267 | 204 | 183 | 148 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:18AM3.00m | 9:54PM2.57m | 10:29AM2.81m | 11:16PM2.35m | 11:57AM2.73m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:36PM0.63m | 3:52AM0.79m | 4:56PM0.83m | 5:12AM0.95m | 6:32PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:51 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 797 | 809 | 737 | 714 | 617 | 607 | 607 | 549 | 585 | 522 | 464 | 456 | 329 | 311 | 263 | 300 | 283 | 267 | 204 | 183 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 32 | 263 | 95 | 95 | 87 | 32 | 95 | 95 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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