Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Issued: 12 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is

14.9° C

Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	W 21	WNW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	53	51	35	32	32	21	18	17	9	9	9	13	14	14	16	29	29	32	48	68	63	57	50	32
Wind (km/h)	NNE	ENE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide			4:47AM2.89m				5:19PM3.04m				5:47AM3.05m				6:13PM3.30m				6:40AM3.18m					7:03PM3.52m
Low Tide	10:25PM0.65m				10:55AM0.52m				11:27PM0.41m				11:49AM0.33m				00:23AM0.20m				12:39PM0.17m


	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	16	18	20	22	21	20	19	17	16	17	19	18	18	18	17	15	14	16	20	21	21	21
Feels °C	13	15	17	18	18	20	19	20	18	16	15	16	16	13	15	16	14	12	11	13	18	18	19	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 5	N 5	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	NW 7	WNW 9	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 10
kJ	37	29	30	21	19	21	18	17	9	9	9	13	14	14	10	10	12	32	48	68	63	57	50	32
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	WNW 8	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 5	N 4	WNW 8	W 15	W 14	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	NW 11	NW 9	W 19	W 18	W 18	W 18	W 18
kJ	53	51	35	32	32	9	9	9	5	2	7	4	4	7	16	29	29	32	20	7	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	W 21	NE 4	N 4	—	N 5	W 20	NW 10	WNW 10	WNW 9	W 19	W 19	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	1	2	—	1	7	4	9	8	7	7	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 4	—	—	ENE 4	NE 2	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 3	—	—	—	ENE 3	—	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	2	3	1	1	—	—	1	1	4	4	1	—	—	—	1	—	3	3	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gweebara Heads right Donegal	Murder Hole Beach Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Pollan Bay Donegal	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Mangersta Sands (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Ruhba Phail (Lewis) Scot - Outer Hebrides	Gweebarra (Dooey beach) Donegal	Keel Mayo and Achill Island	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Murder Hole Beach Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Fanad Head Reef Donegal	Pollan Bay Donegal	Pollan Bay Donegal	Pollan Bay Donegal	Five Finger Strand Donegal
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	64	12	0	0	16	67	157	323	325	323	323	325	67	214	44	12	0	0	0	0	16	16	16	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal	Bundoran	Curransport	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Glencolumbkille							Gweebarra (Dooey beach)		Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Five Finger Strand	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Pollan Bay	Five Finger Strand	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland)	Five Finger Strand
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1							1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland	Bundoran Donegal	Portballintrae Antrim	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Brinlack Point (Bloody Foreland) Donegal	Tramore Left Waterford	Bunatrahir Bay Mayo and Achill Island	Ownachincha Cork				Derrynane Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Inch Reefs Kerry	Oysterhaven Cork	Oysterhaven Cork	Inch Reefs Kerry	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Pollacheeny Harbour Sligo	Doolin Point Clare	Inchydoney Cork	Inch Reefs Kerry
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6	6

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