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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 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
8.4° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.6
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
W
2.3
W
Period(s) (?)131312121212141313131212111110101011121211121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)107710128227828359201922213020361805132312379436374622953946527307056035697111323
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
30
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
50
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
40
SSE
40
S
50
S
65
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:09AM
2.99
10:32PM
2.49
10:56AM
2.73
11:26PM
2.34
11:52AM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
0.70
4:29AM
0.78
5:17PM
0.90
5:26AM
1.01
6:16PM
1.06
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:52-------8:52-------8:52-----
Sunset----4:21-------4:22-------4:23---
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11---------1321-1-131-
Temp. °C676675544435644689101111111010
Feels °C (?)1222211-1-1-2-211-4-7-6-303533-1-3
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