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Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
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Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | |
260 | 260 | 222 | 217 | 241 | 268 | 177 | 128 | 128 | 102 | 111 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 84 | 84 | 64 | 68 | 72 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:29PM3.19m | 7:44AM3.10m | 8:00PM3.15m | 8:16AM2.97m | 8:32PM3.06m | 8:49AM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:15PM0.28m | 1:33AM0.32m | 1:45PM0.37m | 2:06AM0.42m | 2:16PM0.48m | 2:41AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | |
— | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
260 | 260 | 222 | 217 | 241 | 268 | 177 | 91 | 86 | 90 | 111 | 64 | 33 | 83 | 83 | 70 | 35 | 67 | 59 | 84 | 84 | 54 | 68 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 94 | 128 | 128 | — | 86 | 84 | 83 | 64 | 46 | 31 | 1 | 45 | 43 | 42 | — | 64 | 64 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 22 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 58 | 19 | 53 | 16 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 64 | 5 | 5 | 284 | 214 | 341 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 95 | 87 | 64 | 58 |
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