Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.2° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.1
W
21
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
196
175
175
175
124
119
116
90
86
54
53
51
35
32
32
18
18
17
9
9
9
12
13
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:08PM2.57m
3:38AM2.75m
4:18PM2.78m
4:47AM2.89m
5:19PM3.04m
5:47AM3.05m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.84m
9:53AM0.68m
10:25PM0.65m
10:55AM0.52m
11:27PM0.41m
11:49AM0.33m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:07
10:06
10:05
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
14
15
16
17
20
21
20
18
18
16
15
16
18
Feels °C
12
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
11
12
15
16
16
18
19
18
16
17
14
13
15
15
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