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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 22 Nov 2025 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
11.6° 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 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 Nov)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (23 Nov)7ft (2.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
W
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
2.2
N
2.2
N
2.1
N
2
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111810121212111111118888771099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)513408492124229204912296823241162904698550548577541458343240180158154151113111
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
45
W
50
W
50
SW
35
WSW
15
NW
40
NNE
25
N
25
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
45
N
40
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
2.89
7:25AM
3.04
7:39PM
2.77
8:01AM
2.93
8:15PM
2.62
8:41AM
2.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.52
1:33PM
0.62
1:40AM
0.61
2:10PM
0.75
2:16AM
0.71
2:52PM
0.89
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Sunrise----8:18-------8:19-------8:21---
Sunset------4:14-------4:13-------4:12-
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light rain
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light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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Rain (mm)
-27145121---------------
Temp. °C7799799888101010109999999998
Feels °C (?)10-1-2-315-1221110-1-2-10024554
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