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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
11.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)--
Afternoon (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
W
2
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)777111010101414139131313131312121111991212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4142321571107717612212716615631824126572160468865561249540148170517772129
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
5
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
W
15
SSW
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
45
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
3.04
6:18AM
3.15
6:33PM
2.99
6:51AM
3.12
7:06PM
2.89
7:25AM
3.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02AM
0.40
12:24PM
0.43
12:34AM
0.44
12:58PM
0.50
1:06AM
0.52
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise------8:14-------8:15-------8:18-
Sunset4:19-------4:16-------4:15-------
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Rain (mm)
1--------34-1-1----42142
Temp. °C77776444556899910987789810
Feels °C (?)-2-1231-2-2-3-2-2033445540-1-20-22
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