Fanad Head Reef Surf Break
Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Fanad Head Reef

Issued: 12 pm 02 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
12.6° C

1.1°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 (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (02 Jun)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (02 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 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.5
W
11
2.1
WNW
7
1.1
W
11
1.5
W
13
1.8
WNW
13
2.3
W
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
61
60
60
64
247
581
440
421
334
309
547
520
433
563
443
305
726
1127
1834
2897
2916
2116
1647
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSE
25
SE
35
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
W
30
WNW
40
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:02AM2.86m
8:21PM3.05m
8:37AM2.77m
8:59PM2.98m
9:13AM2.66m
9:38PM2.88m
Low Tide
2:01PM0.53m
2:30AM0.61m
2:36PM0.59m
3:08AM0.71m
3:13PM0.66m
3:49AM0.81m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
4:56
4:56
4:54
4:54
10:00
10:01
10:02
10:04
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
7
5
4
9
9
8
6
5
7
3
6
8
6
4
3
3
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
10
0.4
WNW
15
1.2
W
14
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
WNW
6
1.5
W
13
0.4
NNW
5
2.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
85
61
60
60
64
73
581
440
421
334
309
547
520
433
122
726
8
1647
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
17
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
8
1.1
W
11
0.7
NNW
6
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
25
1
1
1
1
1
305
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
Energy kJ
6
6
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
1.1
W
10
0.3
SSE
2
0.3
S
3
0.9
WSW
4
1.5
W
11
2.1
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
13
2.3
W
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
WNW
12
Energy kJ
3
9
15
19
247
1
1
32
563
443
1127
1834
2897
2916
2116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Distance (km)
138
138
138
146
133
23
0
0
330
235
23
98
107
79
282
157
313
320
353
354
370
361
384
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
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