Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.9
NNW
8
2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.3
W
9
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
283
237
449
522
408
338
247
240
206
170
139
117
97
82
66
60
30
31
12
13
17
20
21
22
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:28PM2.50m
11:56AM2.38m
00:29AM2.24m
1:17PM2.23m
2:11AM2.11m
3:09PM2.25m
Low Tide
5:39AM1.05m
6:12PM1.18m
6:45AM1.26m
7:45PM1.34m
8:25AM1.33m
9:33PM1.30m
light rain
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:52
8:49
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
11
10
10
9
11
11
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