Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 14 May 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
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 12PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (14 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
W
8
0.4
NW
14
0.6
WNW
13
1.2
WNW
7
0.6
NW
15
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1730
1539
1261
1144
934
722
365
463
353
176
112
76
72
70
47
27
43
43
58
58
116
139
171
467
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
40
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:40AM3.09m
5:11PM2.96m
5:26AM3.29m
5:54PM3.20m
6:11AM3.43m
6:36PM3.37m
Low Tide
10:56AM0.30m
11:08PM0.37m
11:37AM0.12m
11:53PM0.17m
12:19PM0.01m
00:39AM0.03m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:31
9:34
9:36
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
8
10
10
10
9
9
0
-1
-1
-1
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
7
5
4
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
1.1
NW
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
N
6
0.6
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.6
WNW
13
0.7
WNW
12
0.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
182
4
4
117
112
74
57
70
47
20
43
43
58
58
116
131
121
467
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
6
0.5
NW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.4
NW
14
0.5
WNW
7
0.3
NW
15
0.6
NW
15
1
NW
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
76
72
43
30
27
12
11
7
46
29
34
171
390
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
W
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
4
4
16
15
2
9
33
6
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
10
3
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
10
2.5
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
2
NNW
8
1.8
NNW
8
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
0.8
WNW
5
1.2
WNW
7
1.2
WNW
7
Energy kJ
1730
1539
1261
1144
934
722
365
463
353
176
111
32
139
147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
892
621
657
1287
1698
1105
478
335
284
284
813
397
366
5
31
0
0
0
0
0
56
64
331
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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