
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the W by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 14 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
553 | 406 | 323 | 221 | 108 | 117 | 66 | 89 | 235 | 621 | 566 | 223 | 625 | 273 | 693 | 901 | 1352 | 1936 | 2751 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:03PM2.44m | 2:01AM2.33m | 2:53PM2.53m | 3:42AM2.46m | 4:13PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27PM1.08m | 8:12AM1.08m | 9:17PM0.95m | 9:42AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | W 11 | W 15 | W 8 | WNW 14 | W 13 | — | — | — |
553 | 406 | 323 | 221 | 108 | 117 | 66 | 89 | 235 | 6 | 5 | 223 | 115 | 212 | 189 | 130 | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 19 | W 18 | WNW 16 | — | WNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 58 | — | 30 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 52 | — | 273 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | W 10 | W 11 | W 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | W 9 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 621 | 566 | 109 | 625 | 126 | 693 | 901 | 1352 | 1936 | 2751 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 27 | 56 | 396 | 416 | 416 | 583 | 152 | 152 | 32 | 64 | 79 | 589 | 797 | 371 | 384 |
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