Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.7° 

Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (01 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
85
103
125
140
125
110
78
83
125
107
123
88
88
69
55
50
50
51
76
78
59
59
57
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
5
SE
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:35AM2.96m
8:53PM3.31m
9:07AM2.93m
9:25PM3.25m
9:40AM2.87m
9:58PM3.14m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.32m
2:31PM0.24m
3:02AM0.32m
3:03PM0.28m
3:34AM0.36m
3:38PM0.39m
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cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:32
9:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
8
7
9
8
8
9
10
10
12
11
11
12
14
15
14
15
13
11
10
11
10
10
11
12
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