Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.9° C
1.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
0
1
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
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
5
1
WNW
9
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
127
125
121
116
85
80
79
78
76
94
90
96
53
144
153
157
149
154
129
133
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16AM3.24m
7:35PM3.75m
7:56AM3.27m
8:15PM3.76m
8:34AM3.24m
8:53PM3.64m
Low Tide
1:11PM-0.04m
1:47AM-0.11m
1:51PM-0.10m
2:26AM-0.08m
2:30PM-0.06m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:07
9:06
 mm
1
2
2
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
19
21
21
19
18
15
13
12
11
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
12
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