Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4AM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.0m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3213 | 2191 | 1382 | 1074 | 673 | 489 | 352 | 353 | 676 | 1236 | 2128 | 4223 | 8366 | 12455 | 13708 | 11669 | 9799 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM3.32m | 5:52PM3.51m | 6:14AM3.42m | 6:32PM3.49m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.01m | 11:37AM0.05m | 00:00AM-0.05m | 12:16PM-0.00m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 |
| kJ | 1917 | 2191 | 1382 | 1074 | 673 | 489 | 352 | 353 | 676 | 39 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9799 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1530 | 1144 | 759 | 469 | 320 | 205 | 121 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | — |
| kJ | 3213 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 6 | 13 | — | 1236 | 2128 | 4223 | 8366 | 12455 | 13708 | 11669 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 371 | 11 | 0 | 53 | 330 | 330 | 396 | 317 | 396 | 417 | 429 | 1059 | 594 | 1115 | 1138 | 892 | 589 |
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