
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (11 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 21 | W 21 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 86 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 47 | 68 | 63 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:18PM2.78m | 4:47AM2.89m | 5:19PM3.04m | 5:47AM3.05m | 6:13PM3.30m | 6:40AM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25PM0.65m | 10:55AM0.52m | 11:27PM0.41m | 11:49AM0.33m | 00:23AM0.20m | 12:39PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:05 | — | — | — | — | 10:02 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
90 | 86 | 34 | 36 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 47 | 68 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 9 | W 19 | W 18 |
— | — | 61 | 53 | 51 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 21 | W 21 | ENE 4 | N 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 19 | W 19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — |
34 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 98 | 64 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 67 | 19 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 325 | 216 | 214 | 44 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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