Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 695 | 1530 | 2316 | 7308 | 12889 | 10305 | 7960 | 6040 | 5204 | 3393 | 4322 | 2893 | 2355 | 1437 | 1146 | 851 | 1102 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:14AM3.42m | 6:32PM3.49m | 6:52AM3.43m | 7:13PM3.37m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM-0.05m | 12:16PM-0.00m | 00:37AM-0.00m | 12:57PM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 695 | 26 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5204 | 1743 | — | 680 | 503 | 1437 | 1146 | 851 | 1102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 669 | 582 | 524 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | — | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1530 | 2316 | 7308 | 12889 | 10305 | 7960 | 6040 | — | 3393 | 4322 | 2893 | 2355 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 396 | 396 | 1091 | 1115 | 781 | 781 | 1222 | 643 | 589 | 589 | 434 | 371 | 371 | 32 | 32 | 13 | 0 |
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