
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (01 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 5AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 288 | 254 | 198 | 173 | 128 | 239 | 1232 | 1902 | 1578 | 1209 | 992 | 782 | 644 | 506 | 433 | 233 | 222 | 222 | 147 | 159 | 377 | 437 | 763 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:50AM2.85m | 8:11PM3.13m | 8:24AM2.83m | 8:46PM3.13m | 8:58AM2.78m | 9:20PM3.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43AM0.55m | 1:49PM0.46m | 2:19AM0.54m | 2:22PM0.44m | 2:54AM0.55m | 2:56PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:13 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | — | — |
173 | 288 | 254 | 198 | 173 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 433 | 233 | 222 | 222 | 147 | 118 | 224 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — |
5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | 130 | 133 | 127 | 159 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | W 8 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 239 | 1232 | 1902 | 1578 | 1209 | 992 | 782 | 644 | 506 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 377 | 437 | 763 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 325 | 330 | 388 | 371 | 410 | 382 | 382 | 341 | 341 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 64 | 64 |
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