
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 76 | 57 | 83 | 67 | 68 | 90 | 140 | 197 | 690 | 782 | 1988 | 2124 | 1151 | 1104 | 786 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:58PM3.14m | 10:18AM2.77m | 10:37PM2.98m | 11:02AM2.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.39m | 4:10AM0.46m | 4:16PM0.53m | 4:52AM0.59m | 5:03PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
76 | 57 | 57 | 55 | 76 | 57 | 83 | 67 | 68 | 90 | 140 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 5 | NW 6 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | E 6 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | E 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | WNW 5 | NW 11 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 14 | 32 | 690 | 782 | 1988 | 2124 | 1151 | 1104 | 786 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 341 | 138 | 138 | 414 | 797 | 781 |
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