Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 57 | 220 | 403 | 440 | 396 | 352 | 339 | 316 | 296 | 231 | 222 | 204 | 157 | 113 | 79 | 76 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:26PM2.43m | 4:52AM2.36m | 5:14PM2.67m | 5:32AM2.56m | 5:51PM2.90m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM1.12m | 10:50AM0.99m | 11:25PM0.89m | 11:29AM0.75m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 38 | 220 | 403 | 440 | 396 | 352 | 339 | 316 | 296 | 231 | 222 | 204 | 157 | 113 | 79 | 76 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 19 | 57 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | W 8 | W 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 12 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | E 2 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 44 |
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