Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
65
65
121
149
174
133
127
125
122
89
111
106
103
56
38
35
90
116
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
SE
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:53PM3.61m
7:16AM3.24m
7:35PM3.75m
7:56AM3.27m
8:15PM3.76m
Low Tide
1:05AM-0.03m
1:11PM-0.04m
1:47AM-0.11m
1:51PM-0.10m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
23
22
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
19
17
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
24
24
21
21
20
20
21
22
22
21
18
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
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