Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 30 Nov 2025 IST
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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
11.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 5PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (30 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
4
2
0
0
2
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!
!
!
!
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)111110101010101111111616151515161615151515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30230217016726237141859562271629363504390140275037750570735600540353114853458163106555
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SSE
35
SSE
45
S
35
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
NNW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:44PM
2.77
2:28AM
2.57
2:44PM
2.96
3:22AM
2.83
3:38PM
3.16
4:11AM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
0.92
8:10PM
0.64
8:21AM
0.74
9:03PM
0.43
9:18AM
0.51
9:52PM
0.24
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Sunrise8:30-------8:32-------8:33-------
Sunset--4:07-------4:06-------4:05-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1152---27111------112
Temp. °C666789998877998767887998
Feels °C (?)21-2-31454443-110-10-2-200-21-1-3
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