Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.9° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (08 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (08 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon night, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
3.5
NW
11
3
NW
11
3
NW
10
2.5
NW
10
1.9
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
10
1.4
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.1
W
8
1
W
8
1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1307
1601
2038
2091
2338
2467
2216
2190
2434
2150
1740
1422
702
528
300
197
165
131
118
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:13PM2.82m
4:48AM2.70m
5:09PM3.15m
5:37AM2.94m
5:55PM3.44m
Low Tide
10:32PM0.66m
10:44AM0.60m
11:25PM0.35m
11:31AM0.32m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:04
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
5
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
8
10
9
10
12
10
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