Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11PM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)--
Afternoon (09 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Fri night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
3
4
3
3
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
11
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3.5
NW
12
3
NW
12
2.5
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.2
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
1
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1834
2761
4271
5234
5584
5792
5523
4777
3978
3335
2889
2257
1655
1270
910
614
256
161
159
Wind (km/h)
50
W
55
W
55
WNW
55
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:12PM3.50m
6:33AM3.24m
6:47PM3.53m
7:05AM3.31m
7:20PM3.47m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.02m
12:29PM0.05m
00:53AM-0.00m
1:03PM0.04m
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light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:48
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7:50
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6:46
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6:44
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6:42
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
9
9
11
13
12
13
Feels °C
1
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
3
5
7
8
6
5
5
6
4
6
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