Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 127 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 94 | 90 | 96 | 53 | 144 | 153 | 157 | 149 | 154 | 129 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16AM3.24m | 7:35PM3.75m | 7:56AM3.27m | 8:15PM3.76m | 8:34AM3.24m | 8:53PM3.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM-0.04m | 1:47AM-0.11m | 1:51PM-0.10m | 2:26AM-0.08m | 2:30PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | |  | |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 133 | 127 | 125 | 121 | 116 | 85 | 80 | 79 | 78 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 154 | 129 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 94 | 90 | 96 | 53 | 144 | 153 | 157 | 149 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 382 | 406 | 797 | 410 | 383 | 478 | 410 | 152 | 382 | 860 | 1306 | 903 | 23 |
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