Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 599 | 606 | 525 | 478 | 1374 | 1647 | 1797 | 1629 | 1384 | 1226 | 1032 | 850 | 710 | 553 | 543 | 433 | 327 | 272 | 286 | 385 | 1121 | 4565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:23AM2.29m | 4:43PM2.65m | 5:02AM2.52m | 5:17PM2.90m | 5:34AM2.74m | 5:48PM3.14m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM1.01m | 10:57PM0.87m | 10:57AM0.76m | 11:29PM0.61m | 11:30AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 473 | 599 | 606 | 525 | 478 | 1374 | 1647 | 1797 | 1629 | 1384 | 1226 | 1032 | 850 | 710 | 553 | 543 | 433 | 327 | 272 | 286 | 385 | 1121 | 4565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 18 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | N 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 64 | 95 | 206 | 23 | 32 | 152 | 214 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 95 | 95 | 396 | 150 | 56 | 371 |
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