Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 5PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
352
339
316
296
236
218
163
157
113
79
56
55
35
32
21
19
18
17
11
39
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:14PM2.67m
5:32AM2.56m
5:51PM2.90m
6:05AM2.75m
6:22PM3.12m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.99m
11:25PM0.89m
11:29AM0.75m
00:00AM0.67m
12:02PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
16
19
20
17
16
14
13
15
17
17
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
Feels °C
11
14
16
17
14
13
11
9
10
12
13
14
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
16
16
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