Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 09 Nov 2025 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (09 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (09 Nov)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

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Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
5
5
5
3
4
4
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
2
W
2
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
W
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413161616161616161515151514141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1285148713973217335832772836238423542028205517121496127512571240930714577454339258228183
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
35
E
35
E
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
3.34
8:43PM
2.91
9:09AM
3.12
9:44PM
2.60
10:15AM
2.89
10:58PM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
0.29
2:41AM
0.50
3:28PM
0.57
3:39AM
0.75
4:43PM
0.81
4:51AM
0.95
Sunday
09
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Sunrise7:50-------7:52-------7:54-------
Sunset--4:37-------4:35-------4:32-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------111------56521121
Temp. °C1112121010910991010108888811111211111211
Feels °C (?)7677777664354443048108765
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