Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
14.9° C
1.2° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (11 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.1
W
21
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.3
WNW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.4
NW
7
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
NW
9
0.4
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
116
90
86
54
53
51
35
32
32
18
18
10
9
9
9
13
14
13
16
29
29
25
48
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:18PM2.78m
4:47AM2.89m
5:19PM3.04m
5:47AM3.05m
6:13PM3.30m
6:40AM3.18m
Low Tide
9:53AM0.68m
10:25PM0.65m
10:55AM0.52m
11:27PM0.41m
11:49AM0.33m
00:23AM0.20m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:05
5:05
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:07
10:06
10:05
10:02
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
20
22
22
19
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
10
12
14
16
16
18
20
20
17
17
14
14
15
15
13
15
16
15
11
12
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