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 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
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)
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
W
11
1.5
W
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
15
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
13
1.9
WNW
13
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
583
495
476
370
356
407
416
541
606
525
415
1413
1748
1797
1629
1449
1226
1032
850
710
563
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
WNW
5
W
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
0
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
3:56PM2.40m
4:23AM2.29m
4:43PM2.65m
5:02AM2.52m
5:17PM2.90m
Low Tide
9:23AM1.26m
10:17PM1.13m
10:19AM1.01m
10:57PM0.87m
10:57AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:30
7:28
 mm
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
17
20
21
20
19
18
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
15
17
19
19
17
16
13
14
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
8
8
10
12
9
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