Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.8° C
1.6° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (28 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
9
0.9
NNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
NW
7
1.2
NNW
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
8
1
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
270
212
252
320
234
165
171
171
149
130
127
120
124
153
440
289
238
158
118
89
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:46PM3.05m
7:00AM2.85m
7:19PM3.19m
7:32AM2.93m
7:51PM3.28m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.58m
00:54AM0.56m
12:58PM0.43m
1:27AM0.44m
1:30PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:31
5:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:43
9:40
9:38
 mm
3
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
12
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
12
14
12
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
9
9
3
6
6
8
8
8
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