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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 28 Jan 2026 IST
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Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
7.8° C
 (Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141313131212122019181717171616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190714711254112192465152737830323815511311114223616465041913767296125352170188215801559
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
SE
40
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
60
ESE
40
ESE
30
SE
40
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
2.53
2:38AM
2.58
3:17PM
2.64
3:51AM
2.85
4:23PM
2.84
4:48AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:06PM
0.92
8:50AM
0.87
9:23PM
0.77
10:02AM
0.62
10:23PM
0.54
10:59AM
0.35
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise------8:27-------8:26-------8:25-
Sunset4:57-------4:59-------5:00-------
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C976667777665556788777767
Feels °C (?)2-1-1-1-3-2-3-4-4-5-6-7-6-5-7-21-1-102201
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