Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.0°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (06 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.8
W
8
1.2
WSW
9
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
11
1.4
W
10
1
W
10
0.8
WNW
14
2.3
W
9
2.5
W
10
2.5
W
10
3
W
11
3
WNW
11
3
W
11
3
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
11
3
WNW
10
3.5
NW
10
4
NW
11
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
89
254
633
575
424
218
276
805
1108
1506
1830
1981
1850
2467
2490
2023
2368
3721
3591
2930
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
30
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
45
W
45
W
40
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
NW
50
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:53PM2.53m
3:42AM2.46m
4:13PM2.82m
4:48AM2.70m
5:09PM3.15m
Low Tide
8:12AM1.08m
9:17PM0.95m
9:42AM0.89m
10:32PM0.66m
10:44AM0.60m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
20
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
13
16
11
10
9
8
8
6
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
6
4
4
3
4
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