Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 7AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
NW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
10
0.5
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
WNW
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
10
10
10
16
29
29
41
48
68
63
57
33
32
31
31
28
16
16
14
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:47AM3.05m
6:13PM3.30m
6:40AM3.18m
7:03PM3.52m
7:29AM3.23m
7:51PM3.66m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.41m
11:49AM0.33m
00:23AM0.20m
12:39PM0.17m
1:15AM0.04m
1:26PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:05
10:02
10:01
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
16
15
16
19
20
20
20
20
18
17
19
22
23
23
21
Feels °C
18
17
16
18
16
16
15
16
16
13
12
14
16
16
18
18
18
17
16
18
20
20
21
20
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