Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 7PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 337 | 237 | 151 | 113 | 105 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 116 | 472 | 566 | 649 | 524 | 530 | 149 | 363 | 378 | 396 | 360 | 972 | 627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM3.44m | 6:19AM3.13m | 6:35PM3.63m | 6:56AM3.26m | 7:13PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.32m | 00:08AM0.10m | 12:13PM0.09m | 00:47AM-0.06m | 12:51PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | W 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 337 | 237 | 151 | 113 | 105 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 116 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 125 | — | 378 | 396 | 360 | 972 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | NW 14 |
| kJ | 208 | 157 | 140 | 107 | 62 | 40 | 18 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 169 | — | 499 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 4 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 11 | 472 | 566 | 649 | 524 | 530 | 149 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 416 | 373 | 389 | 406 | 384 | 341 | 341 | 346 | 139 | 133 | 64 | 20 | 0 | 47 |
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