Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Issued: 12 am 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (18 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
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)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.4
W
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
314
267
226
171
202
173
135
129
96
90
86
87
65
62
48
38
19
12
12
24
25
47
47
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
5
NW
10
W
10
SSW
5
S
0
SSE
10
NW
5
NNE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
10
W
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:17AM3.06m
9:41PM3.47m
10:08AM2.87m
10:34PM3.31m
11:02AM2.68m
Low Tide
3:04AM0.11m
3:12PM0.21m
3:58AM0.25m
4:02PM0.34m
4:53AM0.42m
4:55PM0.51m
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:14
10:14
10:15
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
4
3
1
5
1
Temp °C
13
11
13
14
16
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
13
12
13
12
11
12
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
8
9
10
14
11
13
11
11
10
11
11
14
11
12
12
10
8
9
9
8
9
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.4
W
8
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
8
0.7
WNW
7
Energy kJ
314
314
267
226
171
202
173
135
129
96
90
86
87
65
62
48
38
19
12
12
13
12
1
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
W
7
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
2
14
6
12
10
10
1
9
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
5
0.7
WNW
7
Energy kJ
1
12
12
10
24
25
47
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
13
18
23
0
16
16
23
0
0
0
16
0
0
0
0
139
139
349
591
31
23
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Rating
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2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
5
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