Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.7
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
18
18
16
19
19
26
66
112
115
109
128
108
101
83
87
82
94
109
107
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:15AM3.22m
8:37PM3.69m
9:00AM3.14m
9:21PM3.61m
9:43AM3.00m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.00m
2:51AM-0.00m
2:55PM0.04m
3:36AM0.11m
3:38PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:09
5:11
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:00
10:00
9:58
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
17
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
20
18
17
16
14
13
12
11
8
8
10
9
10
9
9
9
7
7
8
11
11
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