Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.3°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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.3
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
WNW
9
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
12
1.3
NW
12
1.4
NW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
27
17
13
14
14
6
7
7
9
16
20
23
36
45
72
249
396
486
431
300
250
245
232
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:11AM2.11m
3:09PM2.25m
3:53AM2.18m
4:26PM2.43m
4:52AM2.36m
5:14PM2.67m
Low Tide
8:25AM1.33m
9:33PM1.30m
9:54AM1.21m
10:41PM1.12m
10:50AM0.99m
cloud
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clear
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
18
20
19
17
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
12
11
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
14
13
12
11
11
16
17
15
14
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