
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 48 | 44 | 77 | 94 | 92 | 96 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 117 | 132 | 121 | 107 | 91 | 76 | 79 | 94 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 79 | 78 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:03AM2.96m | 8:22PM3.32m | 8:35AM2.96m | 8:53PM3.31m | 9:07AM2.93m | 9:25PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.36m | 2:01PM0.24m | 2:30AM0.32m | 2:31PM0.24m | 3:02AM0.32m | 3:03PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 9 |
69 | 48 | 44 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 91 | 76 | 75 | 94 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 57 | 78 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 6 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | N 11 | W 9 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NW 8 |
44 | 45 | 43 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 6 | 16 | 60 | 59 | 79 | 60 | 83 | 61 | 81 | 79 | 55 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 77 | 94 | 92 | 96 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 80 | 117 | 132 | 121 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1364 | 462 | 457 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 133 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 598 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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