Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.8° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue morning, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2.3
NW
10
2.4
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
W
8
2.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
828
659
622
517
517
569
565
565
650
899
1061
1365
1401
1264
1112
918
663
496
346
439
773
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
15
W
15
S
25
SSE
35
S
30
SSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:00PM2.92m
4:35AM2.68m
4:52PM3.19m
5:20AM2.91m
5:34PM3.39m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.85m
10:22PM0.57m
10:27AM0.58m
11:08PM0.32m
11:13AM0.33m
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7:41
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7:43
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7:45
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6:54
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6:52
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6:49
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1
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1
1
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1
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1
4
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
9
12
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
7
6
6
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
5
5
6
5
2
2
6
9
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