Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
96
69
68
68
64
65
121
149
174
167
127
125
122
116
109
104
79
78
76
69
96
30
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
5
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:33AM3.13m
6:53PM3.61m
7:16AM3.24m
7:35PM3.75m
7:56AM3.27m
8:15PM3.76m
Low Tide
12:29PM0.12m
1:05AM-0.03m
1:11PM-0.04m
1:47AM-0.11m
1:51PM-0.10m
clear
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clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:09
9:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
19
23
24
22
18
18
19
19
19
20
22
19
17
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
15
14
16
22
25
23
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
20
19
15
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
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