Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s 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 September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the S by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3662 | 2801 | 2329 | 2277 | 2102 | 1609 | 1220 | 1046 | 891 | 726 | 787 | 726 | 783 | 862 | 918 | 705 | 1027 | 1216 | 1045 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:18PM3.34m | 6:35AM3.13m | 6:48PM3.48m | 7:06AM3.26m | 7:20PM3.55m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:27AM0.16m | 12:31PM0.14m | 00:57AM0.02m | 1:03PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | N 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 3662 | 2801 | 2329 | 2277 | 2102 | 1609 | 1220 | 1046 | 891 | 726 | 787 | 726 | 783 | 862 | 918 | 705 | 3 | 1216 | 1045 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | N 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 12 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 19 | — | — | 1027 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 79 | 371 | 152 | 64 | 371 | 79 | 427 | 371 | 56 | 56 | 434 | 139 | 152 | 13 | 350 | 349 | 56 |
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