Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.3°C
2.1° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 5AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun morning, near gales from the SE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
692
778
835
705
731
665
1012
1029
937
828
679
655
561
511
426
258
322
256
191
177
144
110
80
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
30
S
10
SW
35
WSW
30
W
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06AM3.26m
7:20PM3.55m
7:38AM3.33m
7:53PM3.53m
8:12AM3.33m
8:29PM3.42m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.02m
1:03PM0.03m
1:28AM-0.04m
1:37PM-0.00m
2:00AM-0.01m
2:13PM0.05m
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clear
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clear
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7:26
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7:28
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2
4
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Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
13
12
11
10
9
9
10
14
15
14
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
17
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
8
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
9
10
10
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
5
8
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