
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
745 | 643 | 551 | 478 | 426 | 279 | 328 | 256 | 155 | 104 | 96 | 85 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 100 | 148 | 427 | 1288 | 1905 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:38AM3.33m | 7:53PM3.53m | 8:12AM3.33m | 8:29PM3.42m | 8:48AM3.24m | 9:08PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM-0.00m | 2:00AM-0.01m | 2:13PM0.05m | 2:36AM0.12m | 2:52PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 |
745 | 643 | 551 | 478 | 426 | 279 | 328 | 256 | 155 | 104 | 96 | 85 | 63 | 36 | 35 | 43 | 100 | 148 | 427 | 1288 | 1905 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 99 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | 2 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 40 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 15 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 53 | 96 | 325 | 325 | 325 | 396 | 781 | 313 | 313 | 829 | 325 | 728 | 133 | 320 | 23 | 0 |
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