Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Issued: 6 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.3° C

2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (28 Jun)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wed
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
10
1
W
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2469
2862
2676
2186
1935
1735
1293
1034
823
631
455
365
289
237
181
177
177
177
143
188
238
249
198
167
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
W
0
E
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:22PM2.92m
6:39AM2.79m
6:59PM3.02m
7:15AM2.84m
7:35PM3.09m
7:50AM2.85m
Low Tide
00:28AM0.66m
12:38PM0.60m
1:06AM0.59m
1:14PM0.52m
1:43AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:15
10:15
10:14
10:14
 mm
1
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
13
13
12
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
7
8
10
11
14
16
11
10
7
9
11
14
12
13
13
11
12
12
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
10
1
W
11
1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
Energy kJ
2676
2186
1935
1735
1293
1034
823
631
455
365
289
237
181
177
177
177
143
188
238
249
198
167
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
15
14
10
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
8
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
13
3
WNW
13
0.4
SSE
2
0.4
S
3
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
2469
2862
2
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
445
427
64
64
64
64
64
23
23
0
0
0
18
0
0
0
87
87
138
138
152
23
23
23
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
6
9
6
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fanad Head Reef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest