
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
328 | 256 | 155 | 106 | 93 | 83 | 59 | 34 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 72 | 715 | 2212 | 4014 | 4667 | 4653 | 3929 | 3197 | 2491 | 1753 | 1523 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:12AM3.33m | 8:29PM3.42m | 8:48AM3.24m | 9:08PM3.21m | 9:29AM3.08m | 9:54PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.05m | 2:36AM0.12m | 2:52PM0.19m | 3:14AM0.33m | 3:37PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
328 | 256 | 155 | 106 | 93 | 83 | 59 | 34 | 71 | 68 | 60 | 51 | 57 | 715 | 2212 | 4014 | 4667 | 4653 | 3929 | 3197 | 2491 | 1753 | 1523 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 23 | 22 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 72 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | WSW 6 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 11 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
5 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 11 | 24 | 28 | 37 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 96 | 330 | 330 | 396 | 781 | 1059 | 582 | 325 | 389 | 313 | 336 | 320 | 320 | 56 | 56 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 47 | 47 | 150 | 0 |
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