Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 IST
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Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
8.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 4.5m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)18ft (5.5m)17s
Afternoon (30 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s
Evening (30 Mar)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
!
!
!
!
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.2
WNW
3
NW
1.9
NNW
1.3
NW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)1717161716161614141413121212121212111111981313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)185511534412404116058338679154363725298223791857157115711483143513361160101280711131215492569851
Wind
(km/h)
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
45
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
2.91
6:03AM
3.37
6:25PM
3.08
6:38AM
3.47
6:57PM
3.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.34
11:42PM
0.34
12:15PM
0.17
12:18AM
0.18
12:47PM
0.07
12:52AM
0.09
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:03-------
Sunset---8:01-------8:04-------8:06----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------4-----
Temp. °C8888910111210111211111111101112566675
Feels °C (?)-101345574555666466-5-3-1021
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