Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 01 May 2026 IST
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Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
11.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.3
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
527
423
414
355
309
278
233
229
220
208
204
281
270
290
330
322
315
348
177
181
204
228
171
127
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
WSW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
N
cross-on
off
off
off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:42AM3.21m
6:59PM3.17m
7:13AM3.18m
7:29PM3.19m
7:44AM3.10m
8:00PM3.15m
Low Tide
00:27AM0.30m
12:45PM0.24m
1:00AM0.29m
1:15PM0.28m
1:33AM0.32m
1:45PM0.37m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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5:50
5:48
5:46
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9:06
9:07
9:08
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
16
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
12
12
11
12
15
10
11
11
10
10
8
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
5
3
4
4
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
12
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
11
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.1
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
1.2
NNW
6
Energy kJ
527
423
414
355
309
278
233
229
220
208
204
281
270
290
330
322
315
348
136
181
128
90
88
127
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NW
9
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
17
15
7
177
128
86
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
204
228
171
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
16
0
0
0
16
23
18
0
0
16
23
0
27
44
16
120
95
87
64
53
98
388
406
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
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