Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.5° C
2.6° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
91
112
112
130
130
104
80
71
82
87
113
120
123
96
81
73
47
46
35
28
Wind (km/h)
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:00AM3.14m
9:21PM3.61m
9:43AM3.00m
10:06PM3.43m
10:27AM2.84m
Low Tide
2:55PM0.04m
3:36AM0.11m
3:38PM0.17m
4:21AM0.30m
4:23PM0.37m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:13
5:15
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10:00
9:58
9:57
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
8
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
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