Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.4° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
NNW
8
1.6
NNW
8
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
168
214
253
324
442
732
920
837
875
763
678
612
550
471
416
358
295
223
324
245
269
295
206
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SW
15
W
10
NW
5
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:07PM3.13m
10:25AM2.80m
10:45PM2.81m
11:05AM2.59m
11:28PM2.50m
11:56AM2.38m
Low Tide
4:16AM0.50m
4:27PM0.60m
4:54AM0.78m
5:12PM0.90m
5:39AM1.05m
6:12PM1.18m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:55
8:53
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
9
9
13
13
14
13
11
12
10
9
8
6
7
6
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