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Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
12.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | 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 15 | WNW 14 | W 13 | |
461 | 553 | 472 | 389 | 316 | 253 | 202 | 195 | 185 | 182 | 138 | 125 | 92 | 188 | 146 | 143 | 111 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 76 | 160 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 7:11PM3.08m | 7:27AM2.92m | 7:45PM3.09m | 8:02AM2.86m | 8:21PM3.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM0.48m | 1:17AM0.50m | 1:26PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.54m | 2:01PM0.53m | 2:30AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | 10:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | N 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 |
 kJ | 461 | 7 | 472 | 389 | 316 | 253 | 202 | 195 | 185 | 182 | 138 | 125 | 92 | 188 | 146 | 143 | 1 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 76 | 121 | 356 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | W 17 | WNW 16 | W 5 | WNW 14 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 25 | 16 | 160 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 15 | N 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | — | 553 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 22 | — | — | — | 111 | — | 3 | 7 | 16 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 152 | 133 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 323 | 350 | 146 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 133 |
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