Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10AM is: 5.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SW by Thu night).

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
11
5
W
12
5
WNW
14
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3
W
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2316
7490
10358
9512
8167
6937
5862
3198
4652
3293
2355
1587
1146
836
622
469
385
306
240
308
495
915
1058
Wind (km/h)
60
SW
70
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
40
SW
40
SSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:32PM3.49m
6:52AM3.43m
7:13PM3.37m
7:34AM3.36m
7:59PM3.15m
Low Tide
12:16PM-0.00m
00:37AM-0.00m
12:57PM0.03m
1:17AM0.12m
1:43PM0.17m
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rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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7:22
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7:24
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7:26
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5:04
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5:01
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4:59
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 mm
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1
1
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2
1
1
1
5
2
1
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Temp °C
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
-2
-5
-2
-2
0
-1
2
2
4
6
5
7
8
10
8
8
6
4
4
6
6
4
3
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