Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (01 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.9
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.4
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
W
7
0.8
NNW
10
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.6
W
6
1.8
W
8
2.2
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
107
187
328
466
386
264
192
163
142
113
79
58
73
68
66
136
139
114
131
134
175
460
1107
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
W
10
NW
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
40
SW
30
SW
35
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:12AM3.08m
9:29PM3.23m
9:49AM2.95m
10:09PM3.00m
10:33AM2.77m
Low Tide
3:03AM0.18m
3:11PM0.26m
3:38AM0.34m
3:51PM0.45m
4:20AM0.57m
4:40PM0.69m
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light rain
light rain
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cloud
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light rain
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cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:19
 mm
1
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
18
17
16
17
15
15
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
9
9
11
12
13
14
14
13
13
12
14
16
14
12
12
10
10
12
8
9
7
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