Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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 Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
NW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
15
1.9
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3071
2561
2077
1567
1375
1213
1117
923
616
569
583
486
436
333
295
276
335
511
599
460
407
568
1435
Wind (km/h)
45
W
40
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:32PM2.20m
3:23AM2.09m
3:56PM2.40m
4:23AM2.29m
4:43PM2.65m
Low Tide
7:38AM1.40m
9:09PM1.35m
9:23AM1.26m
10:17PM1.13m
10:19AM1.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:32
7:30
 mm
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
15
17
20
21
20
19
17
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
4
4
7
8
7
10
9
8
10
13
15
17
19
19
18
15
13
12
10
11
11
11
11
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