Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
146 | 149 | 123 | 136 | 159 | 145 | 122 | 99 | 79 | 70 | 33 | 61 | 100 | 143 | 153 | 150 | 113 | 105 | 80 | 58 | 62 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 8:34AM3.24m | 8:53PM3.64m | 9:11AM3.13m | 9:30PM3.42m | 9:48AM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30PM-0.06m | 3:04AM0.04m | 3:08PM0.09m | 3:40AM0.25m | 3:47PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 |
146 | 149 | 123 | 136 | 159 | 145 | 122 | 99 | 79 | 70 | 33 | 61 | 100 | 143 | 21 | 150 | 113 | 105 | 80 | 58 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | W 8 | — | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 12 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 23 | 22 | 12 | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 152 | 152 | 1071 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 325 |
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