Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (13 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 208 | 177 | 135 | 101 | 119 | 133 | 131 | 165 | 235 | 276 | 334 | 320 | 484 | 382 | 521 | 466 | 255 | 397 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:22PM3.53m | 8:38AM3.23m | 8:54PM3.31m | 9:09AM3.09m | 9:27PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:03PM-0.03m | 2:28AM0.06m | 2:38PM0.12m | 2:59AM0.27m | 3:13PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | N 12 | W 10 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 268 | 208 | 177 | 135 | 101 | 76 | 118 | 108 | 165 | 235 | 276 | 71 | 320 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 12 | NW 9 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 62 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 78 | 62 | 133 | 131 | 123 | 106 | 72 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | W 9 | N 13 | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | 21 | 37 | 55 | 25 | 119 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 10 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 334 | — | 484 | 382 | 521 | 466 | 255 | 397 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 406 | 797 | 860 | 406 | 781 | 446 |
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