Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.0°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
!
5
3
3
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
12
1.5
W
13
2.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
15
3
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
2.5
WNW
14
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
328
256
155
106
93
83
59
34
71
68
60
51
72
715
2212
4014
4667
4653
3929
3197
2491
1753
1523
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
55
SE
55
SE
50
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:12AM3.33m
8:29PM3.42m
8:48AM3.24m
9:08PM3.21m
9:29AM3.08m
9:54PM2.93m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.05m
2:36AM0.12m
2:52PM0.19m
3:14AM0.33m
3:37PM0.42m
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cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
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light rain
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7:30
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7:31
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7:12
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7:09
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Temp °C
13
13
14
15
16
18
18
17
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
10
11
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
7
6
7
7
7
9
10
11
9
7
5
7
6
6
6
6
7
5
6
8
8
8
10
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