Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.5
W
8
2
W
8
2
W
9
2
W
9
3
W
10
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
150
153
135
139
167
298
526
621
635
1537
3613
4276
3331
3225
3076
2462
2150
1643
1035
666
516
461
255
180
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:09PM3.00m
10:33AM2.77m
10:59PM2.72m
11:32AM2.57m
00:12AM2.45m
1:03PM2.44m
Low Tide
4:20AM0.57m
4:40PM0.69m
5:12AM0.82m
5:47PM0.94m
6:28AM1.04m
7:27PM1.08m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
14
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
13
15
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
11
10
8
8
7
5
5
7
7
6
6
7
8
9
10
12
14
13
9
10
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