Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.9° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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)
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
7
1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
125
142
123
101
88
69
55
51
51
74
78
79
59
57
57
56
39
52
35
34
33
33
33
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
SE
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
WNW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM2.93m
9:25PM3.25m
9:40AM2.87m
9:58PM3.14m
10:18AM2.77m
Low Tide
3:02AM0.32m
3:03PM0.28m
3:34AM0.36m
3:38PM0.39m
4:10AM0.46m
4:16PM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:32
9:30
9:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
8
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
13
15
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
10
12
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
11
9
11
13
13
11
12
12
13
15
15
13
13
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