Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 35 | 49 | 66 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 54 | 214 | 515 | 402 | 319 | 225 | 101 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51PM3.48m | 8:07AM3.17m | 8:22PM3.47m | 8:38AM3.15m | 8:54PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:33PM0.09m | 2:00AM0.09m | 2:03PM0.08m | 2:30AM0.10m | 2:36PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 10 | — | W 10 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 49 | 66 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 35 | — | 48 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 10 | W 6 | W 9 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 9 | NW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | 214 | 515 | 402 | 319 | 225 | 101 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 341 | 341 | 282 | 67 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 87 | 23 | 157 | 375 | 406 | 371 | 152 | 32 | 13 |
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