Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 153 | 114 | 117 | 172 | 302 | 533 | 621 | 755 | 1569 | 3557 | 4231 | 3407 | 3267 | 3405 | 2849 | 2460 | 1673 | 1190 | 901 | 684 | 452 | 292 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:33AM2.77m | 10:59PM2.72m | 11:32AM2.57m | 00:12AM2.45m | 1:03PM2.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.69m | 5:12AM0.82m | 5:47PM0.94m | 6:28AM1.04m | 7:27PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 7 | W 7 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 114 | 117 | 73 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1673 | 1190 | 901 | 684 | 452 | 292 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | N 10 | N 10 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 100 | 74 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 27 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | W 9 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | 153 | — | — | 172 | 302 | 533 | 621 | 755 | 1569 | 3557 | 4231 | 3407 | 3267 | 3405 | 2849 | 2460 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 11 | 13 | 396 | 371 | 371 | 64 | 341 | 341 | 384 | 594 | 806 | 796 | 384 | 370 | 371 | 139 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
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