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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 15 Mar 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
7.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3AM is: 7.0m 19s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)20ft (6.0m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)16ft (5.0m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)13ft (4.0m)16s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
NW
7
NW
7
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)191919191818171616151414141413131212121615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35859366613408530250236961765013255105497718563843023713360936092983227418961704149917132705220718741560
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
SW
25
S
40
SSW
40
SW
30
SSW
30
S
40
S
40
S
45
S
35
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
2.92
4:51PM
2.78
5:06AM
3.20
5:23PM
3.00
5:37AM
3.43
5:55PM
3.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:14PM
0.74
10:46AM
0.58
10:47PM
0.47
11:16AM
0.31
11:19PM
0.23
11:47AM
0.07
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise----6:43-------6:41-------6:39---
Sunset-------6:35-------6:37-------6:38
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1111-12------11---------
Temp. °C66678711111211121212109998899111212
Feels °C (?)-6-6-5-2013365442324655779109
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