Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
12.9°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (28 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4163
3301
2599
1970
1720
828
524
458
392
300
262
314
446
901
901
799
787
700
669
563
537
531
558
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
S
25
S
10
W
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
on
High Tide
6:52AM3.43m
7:13PM3.37m
7:34AM3.36m
7:59PM3.15m
8:22AM3.20m
8:50PM2.87m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.03m
1:17AM0.12m
1:43PM0.17m
2:01AM0.32m
2:34PM0.38m
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light rain
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2
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Temp °C
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
5
5
6
8
8
10
9
8
8
6
5
6
7
5
3
1
1
2
3
7
10
12
9
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