Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 01 Jun 2026 IST
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Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning).

Mon
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thu
4
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
0.6
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
185
182
138
125
121
121
118
87
85
83
134
168
62
224
163
609
421
402
309
407
333
389
537
773
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
0
WSW
5
N
10
WNW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
35
SSE
20
S
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:27AM2.92m
7:45PM3.09m
8:02AM2.86m
8:21PM3.05m
8:37AM2.77m
8:59PM2.98m
Low Tide
1:26PM0.50m
1:53AM0.54m
2:01PM0.53m
2:30AM0.61m
2:36PM0.59m
3:08AM0.71m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:58
4:56
4:56
4:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:59
10:00
10:01
10:02
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
1
4
6
Temp °C
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
16
14
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
8
7
7
7
8
6
5
9
9
8
7
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
17
0.6
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
8
1.3
W
13
1.1
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.2
W
12
1.4
W
12
Energy kJ
185
182
138
125
121
121
118
87
85
83
1
6
62
224
163
609
421
402
309
407
333
389
537
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
7
0.2
WNW
16
0.4
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
14
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
1
1
1
6
1
25
73
160
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
18
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
Energy kJ
4
4
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
WSW
4
1.7
W
12
Energy kJ
134
168
52
2
14
773
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
23
0
23
23
23
23
138
323
323
152
23
0
0
39
0
23
107
23
23
107
107
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
9
5
5
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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