Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.2° C
2.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 8PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (21 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
79
79
79
82
87
96
88
91
75
73
57
57
44
43
32
26
31
30
36
45
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:03PM2.50m
00:29AM2.60m
1:04PM2.37m
1:35AM2.39m
2:19PM2.32m
Low Tide
6:04PM0.87m
6:47AM0.96m
7:10PM1.08m
7:52AM1.11m
8:31PM1.18m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:53
9:52
9:51
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
6
8
7
8
9
10
11
11
11
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
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