Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.3° C
2.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
8
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
10
0.7
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
15
15
8
13
15
13
13
13
18
16
19
19
17
25
64
89
109
112
135
109
88
83
77
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:51PM3.66m
8:15AM3.22m
8:37PM3.69m
9:00AM3.14m
9:21PM3.61m
9:43AM3.00m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.05m
2:04AM-0.03m
2:11PM0.00m
2:51AM-0.00m
2:55PM0.04m
3:36AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:01
10:00
10:00
9:58
 mm
Temp °C
23
23
22
21
20
19
20
20
20
18
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
21
22
22
22
20
19
20
18
17
16
15
14
13
12
10
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
7
7
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