Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.8° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
NW
12
2.5
NW
13
2.4
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
NW
10
2.4
NW
11
2.4
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1815
1578
1311
1144
1198
1447
2174
1710
1396
990
828
659
622
517
517
517
500
500
543
712
953
1298
1390
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:48PM2.66m
3:36AM2.44m
4:00PM2.92m
4:35AM2.68m
4:52PM3.19m
Low Tide
8:07AM1.06m
9:18PM0.84m
9:30AM0.85m
10:22PM0.57m
10:27AM0.58m
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7:43
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6:54
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1
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1
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Temp °C
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
9
9
7
7
7
7
6
6
4
3
2
3
3
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