Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 62 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:52PM3.30m | 7:06AM3.04m | 7:22PM3.42m | 7:36AM3.12m | 7:51PM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.33m | 1:01AM0.28m | 1:03PM0.18m | 1:30AM0.16m | 1:33PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 62 | 44 | 42 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | N 5 | N 9 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 67 | 16 | 214 | 216 | 345 | 345 | 326 | 353 | 331 | 326 | 317 | 326 | 19 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 323 | 323 | 13 |
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