Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.8° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)--
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.8
NNW
11
1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
10
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
442
517
435
409
344
315
340
292
286
280
233
217
179
151
158
240
270
200
160
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:52PM2.51m
3:34AM2.56m
4:14PM2.74m
4:48AM2.75m
5:16PM3.06m
Low Tide
9:06PM0.95m
9:43AM0.85m
10:27PM0.72m
10:50AM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:19
9:16
 mm
1
5
3
2
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
15
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
14
12
11
12
11
11
11
9
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
11
12
13
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