Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.4°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 2PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (16 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu morning, moderate winds from the SSW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.8
W
10
2.3
W
9
2.3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
4.5
NW
14
5
NW
15
4.5
NW
14
4
NW
14
4
NW
13
3.5
NW
13
3.5
NW
13
3
NW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
11
3
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1050
885
792
610
574
575
785
790
1119
1885
3161
5196
8031
9682
8282
6978
5246
4527
3612
2291
2835
2398
1808
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
30
S
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:42AM2.90m
10:00PM2.73m
10:18AM2.67m
10:38PM2.44m
11:03AM2.43m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.63m
4:04AM0.80m
4:29PM0.93m
4:44AM1.07m
5:23PM1.22m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:44
7:40
 mm
1
4
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
16
16
16
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
7
8
7
10
10
10
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