Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.7° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 2AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
13
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3200
2531
2067
1581
1163
1010
830
736
686
466
450
759
631
512
471
502
471
424
482
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSW
35
SW
35
WSW
35
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:54PM2.93m
10:19AM2.86m
10:51PM2.61m
11:27AM2.64m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.42m
3:59AM0.59m
4:32PM0.70m
4:57AM0.87m
5:50PM0.95m
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clear
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cloud
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7:35
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7:05
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2
6
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Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
12
12
12
11
12
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
6
8
8
7
7
10
7
5
5
6
5
7
6
9
9
10
10
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