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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 21 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
11.7° 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 5PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (21 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NNW
0.6
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
1.3
W
1.4
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
2
W
2.5
W
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)101414139813131313121211119121211111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109127166156257284265721604604579541451353609174514311124961802807564411358
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSW
20
W
25
W
20
SW
20
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSE
30
SSE
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
NE
40
NNE
20
N
20
NE
20
NE
30
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
2.99
6:51AM
3.12
7:06PM
2.89
7:25AM
3.04
7:39PM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.43
12:34AM
0.44
12:58PM
0.50
1:06AM
0.52
1:33PM
0.62
1:40AM
0.61
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Sunrise8:14-------8:15-------8:18-------
Sunset--4:16-------4:15-------4:14-----
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light rain
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
--151-1-11---4-32111----
Temp. °C446569987997798899888899
Feels °C (?)-2-3-1-2-1433255311-2135-132223
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