Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.4° C
1.9° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
153
125
125
99
99
249
237
183
166
163
175
175
124
119
116
90
86
78
53
51
35
32
19
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:52PM2.46m
2:21AM2.67m
3:08PM2.57m
3:38AM2.75m
4:18PM2.78m
4:47AM2.89m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.93m
8:44AM0.78m
9:13PM0.84m
9:53AM0.68m
10:25PM0.65m
10:55AM0.52m
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clear
part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:03
5:05
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10:08
10:07
10:07
10:06
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
15
16
19
Feels °C
18
17
17
17
16
15
13
12
11
9
9
8
9
9
7
9
9
11
11
13
13
14
15
18
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