Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.1
W
21
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
18
17
9
9
9
10
10
10
16
29
29
41
48
68
63
57
33
32
31
31
16
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:19PM3.04m
5:47AM3.05m
6:13PM3.30m
6:40AM3.18m
7:03PM3.52m
7:29AM3.23m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.41m
11:49AM0.33m
00:23AM0.20m
12:39PM0.17m
1:15AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:06
10:05
10:02
10:01
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
20
19
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
17
15
17
20
21
21
20
20
18
17
18
21
Feels °C
20
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
14
15
16
16
14
12
15
17
18
19
18
18
16
15
16
19
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