Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Issued: 6 am 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
14.5° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (26 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (26 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
11
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.3
WNW
13
2.4
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
100
90
63
61
61
61
60
41
38
58
61
99
95
65
78
94
282
363
563
1610
1649
1659
1547
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:32AM2.58m
5:01PM2.67m
5:20AM2.64m
5:43PM2.80m
6:01AM2.72m
6:22PM2.92m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.84m
11:04PM0.85m
11:21AM0.77m
11:48PM0.76m
12:00PM0.68m
00:28AM0.66m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:50
4:50
4:50
4:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:15
10:15
10:15
10:15
 mm
1
7
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
14
15
17
17
16
16
17
17
16
19
17
15
13
12
14
15
15
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
13
15
17
17
13
13
12
15
15
17
14
12
9
7
8
9
7
7
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.9
W
8
0.9
W
8
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.1
W
11
2.4
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
102
100
90
63
34
26
18
60
41
38
58
61
99
95
65
78
94
282
1649
1659
1547
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
9
0.4
NW
8
0.1
NW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
61
61
61
13
14
7
4
2
3
17
7
26
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
17
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
1.4
W
10
1.7
W
10
2.3
WNW
13
Energy kJ
21
31
42
34
4
4
363
563
1610
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
284
123
95
77
16
12
0
0
0
0
150
152
23
0
0
5
23
23
384
23
56
64
23
23
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Rating
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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4
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
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1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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1
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3
1
3
2
2
4
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
7
7
5
7
6
6
6
5
4
8
9
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
6
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