
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 6 | N 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 39 | 40 | 68 | 79 | 156 | 173 | 191 | 187 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 100 | 75 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:10PM2.39m | 2:35AM2.61m | 3:15PM2.45m | 3:37AM2.56m | 4:12PM2.55m | 4:32AM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:07PM0.95m | 8:54AM0.89m | 9:14PM0.97m | 9:48AM0.88m | 10:14PM0.93m | 10:37AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 4:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:50 | — | — | — | |
— | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | — | — | — | — | 10:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
12 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 39 | 40 | 68 | 79 | 156 | 173 | 191 | 187 | 136 | 133 | 131 | 102 | 100 | 67 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | W 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 10 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 7 | W 11 | — | N 7 | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 |
10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 75 | 62 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 380 | 403 | 35 | 23 | 145 | 416 | 35 | 19 | 146 | 145 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 87 | 16 | 70 | 87 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 70 | 95 |
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