Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.5°C
2.2° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
1
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
1.5
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
7
0.8
NW
7
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
49
66
58
57
56
151
148
515
423
243
168
56
78
101
189
313
405
412
316
235
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:07AM3.17m
8:22PM3.47m
8:38AM3.15m
8:54PM3.39m
9:12AM3.08m
9:29PM3.23m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.08m
2:30AM0.10m
2:36PM0.13m
3:03AM0.18m
3:11PM0.26m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:27
8:24
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
14
12
8
5
6
8
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
9
11
12
14
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