Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.2°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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
8
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
21
20
18
17
11
39
54
69
66
64
62
44
42
27
22
13
12
11
26
46
70
75
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:05AM2.75m
6:22PM3.12m
6:36AM2.91m
6:52PM3.30m
7:06AM3.04m
7:22PM3.42m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.52m
00:31AM0.46m
12:33PM0.33m
1:01AM0.28m
1:03PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:35
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
17
16
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
12
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
13
13
11
11
11
12
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