Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.7° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (25 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
W
8
0.4
NE
6
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
316
296
236
218
163
160
113
79
76
53
35
33
21
28
18
11
11
25
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14PM2.67m
5:32AM2.56m
5:51PM2.90m
6:05AM2.75m
6:22PM3.12m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.89m
11:29AM0.75m
00:00AM0.67m
12:02PM0.52m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
1
3
4
5
1
Temp °C
19
20
16
16
14
13
15
17
18
17
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
Feels °C
16
17
12
13
11
9
11
12
15
14
11
12
11
10
10
12
15
17
17
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