Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (16 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | N 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3697 | 2817 | 2760 | 2216 | 1072 | 986 | 1102 | 1071 | 887 | 797 | 701 | 612 | 532 | 522 | 604 | 459 | 386 | 379 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 9:28PM2.67m | 9:47AM2.73m | 10:06PM2.42m | 10:34AM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:21PM0.67m | 3:29AM0.80m | 4:01PM0.94m | 4:09AM1.02m | 4:53PM1.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 3697 | 2817 | 2760 | 2216 | 1072 | 986 | 615 | 1071 | 887 | 797 | 701 | 612 | 532 | 522 | 604 | 459 | 386 | 379 | 297 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | 355 | — | — | 880 | — | — | — | 46 | 158 | 327 | 246 | 427 | 421 | 339 | 395 | 252 | 187 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 14 | N 13 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 304 | 361 | 136 | 86 | — | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | WNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 972 | 1102 | 553 | 475 | 419 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 350 | 350 | 475 | 477 | 323 | 284 | 87 | 87 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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