Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 65 | 65 | 121 | 149 | 174 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 89 | 111 | 106 | 103 | 56 | 38 | 35 | 90 | 116 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:53PM3.61m | 7:16AM3.24m | 7:35PM3.75m | 7:56AM3.27m | 8:15PM3.76m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05AM-0.03m | 1:11PM-0.04m | 1:47AM-0.11m | 1:51PM-0.10m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 65 | 65 | 121 | 149 | 174 | 133 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 89 | 111 | 106 | 103 | 56 | 38 | 35 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 21 | 28 | 90 | 116 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 152 | 406 | 380 | 382 | 382 | 469 | 382 |
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