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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 14 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
8.3° 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 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)1099121212121918181717171616161515151515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5852532026074645376042002576862275818494148834173369329972446238126342634229217971280987
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
S
45
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
2.39
4:01AM
2.56
4:21PM
2.53
4:46AM
2.75
5:03PM
2.68
5:24AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
1.13
9:35PM
1.02
10:08AM
0.99
10:23PM
0.87
10:53AM
0.82
11:03PM
0.69
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise8:48-------8:48-------8:47-------
Sunset--4:30-------4:30-------4:32-----
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C555676556665444345666555
Feels °C (?)-3-4-5-120-1-10010-1-1-2-3-11233112
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