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Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 10 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?
The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fanad Head Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the WNW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | |
485 | 275 | 216 | 154 | 120 | 169 | 248 | 248 | 330 | 356 | 365 | 338 | 286 | 304 | 281 | 362 | 439 | 416 | 653 | 790 | 989 | 1338 | 1664 | 2305 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:24PM2.12m | 2:01AM2.47m | 2:41PM2.24m | 3:03AM2.64m | 3:40PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19AM1.19m | 7:24PM1.14m | 8:32AM1.03m | 8:35PM1.02m | 9:27AM0.80m | 9:33PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | 9:28 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | WNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | — | W 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 485 | 275 | 216 | 154 | 120 | 87 | 18 | 26 | 330 | 356 | 365 | 338 | 286 | 304 | 281 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 15 | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 22 | 35 | 44 | 19 | 18 | — | — | 17 | 9 | — | — | 9 | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 20 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 40 | 91 | 169 | 248 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 362 | 439 | 416 | 653 | 790 | 989 | 1338 | 1664 | 2305 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 461 | 64 | 138 | 829 | 433 | 389 | 506 | 522 | 341 | 323 | 138 | 124 | 317 | 158 | 32 | 326 | 351 | 351 | 598 | 418 | 394 | 366 | 394 | 396 |
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