Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.6° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
6
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
10
2.2
NW
7
3
WNW
8
3
NW
8
3
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
54
85
85
85
92
140
270
433
434
1211
1441
1282
986
735
492
352
204
94
68
39
53
53
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:18AM2.77m
10:37PM2.98m
11:02AM2.65m
11:25PM2.79m
11:58AM2.52m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.53m
4:52AM0.59m
5:03PM0.72m
5:43AM0.77m
6:04PM0.90m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:29
9:27
9:24
 mm
6
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
16
16
14
11
10
10
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
8
10
9
11
11
11
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