Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 7PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (29 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Fri night).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.9
NW
15
1.6
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
NW
13
1.4
NW
12
1.4
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
320
430
799
915
787
690
679
581
554
447
522
439
383
863
972
797
849
791
637
617
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
25
S
15
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:34AM3.36m
7:59PM3.15m
8:22AM3.20m
8:50PM2.87m
9:18AM3.00m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.17m
2:01AM0.32m
2:34PM0.38m
2:51AM0.56m
3:36PM0.63m
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:26
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7:31
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4:57
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4:54
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Temp °C
10
11
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
7
6
3
3
1
1
3
5
7
9
11
11
12
10
9
9
7
7
7
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