Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (03 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 163 | 277 | 233 | 263 | 286 | 328 | 640 | 618 | 732 | 780 | 758 | 627 | 554 | 432 | 374 | 322 | 264 | 290 | 311 | 329 | 327 | 377 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.78m | 9:20PM3.09m | 9:33AM2.71m | 9:55PM3.03m | 10:10AM2.63m | 10:32PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56PM0.45m | 3:30AM0.59m | 3:30PM0.50m | 4:07AM0.63m | 4:07PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:12 | 10:10 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 164 | 125 | 277 | 233 | 263 | 286 | 328 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 374 | 322 | 264 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 101 | 112 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | W 9 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 131 | 163 | — | — | — | 160 | 140 | 640 | 618 | 732 | 780 | 758 | 627 | 554 | 432 | — | — | — | 290 | 311 | 329 | 327 | 377 | 398 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 107 | 32 | 406 | 330 | 406 | 427 | 1071 | 371 | 341 | 133 | 0 | 23 | 128 | 64 | 389 | 389 | 387 | 133 |
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