Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the S on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
1.2
WSW
9
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
10
2.1
W
11
2.2
W
10
2.3
W
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
NW
11
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
140
66
89
254
646
575
486
553
438
789
980
976
1047
1152
1221
1699
1924
1939
2285
3912
4995
4367
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
40
S
40
S
25
S
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
WNW
50
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:53PM2.53m
3:42AM2.46m
4:13PM2.82m
4:48AM2.70m
5:09PM3.15m
Low Tide
8:12AM1.08m
9:17PM0.95m
9:42AM0.89m
10:32PM0.66m
10:44AM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
20
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
17
10
10
9
8
8
7
8
9
7
6
7
4
4
5
4
2
3
4
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