Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 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
11.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.9
W
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.9
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
69
47
24
56
78
288
546
1137
1463
887
1264
987
598
494
411
265
202
185
311
171
177
143
149
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
20
S
15
S
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
25
SSE
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:32AM3.27m
8:55PM3.42m
9:24AM3.04m
9:49PM3.29m
10:20AM2.79m
10:49PM3.11m
Low Tide
2:15AM0.03m
2:33PM0.17m
3:08AM0.18m
3:22PM0.34m
4:06AM0.38m
4:16PM0.53m
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:38
9:40
9:42
9:44
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Temp °C
11
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
18
17
15
14
14
7
8
7
10
9
10
9
6
5
3
4
5
6
8
10
9
9
10
13
16
17
14
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.4
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
WNW
16
1.1
WNW
16
1.6
WNW
15
1.9
W
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.7
W
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
W
11
1.2
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
107
69
47
24
56
78
288
546
1137
1463
887
987
598
494
411
265
202
185
311
171
177
143
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NW
14
0.4
NW
9
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
16
0.8
W
9
0.8
W
10
0.5
NW
6
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
4
2
8
22
17
51
106
116
16
64
63
36
40
18
7
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NE
4
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
W
17
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
9
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
4
8
1
18
6
17
1
3
19
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
2
1.5
W
6
1.9
W
13
Energy kJ
2
1
1
187
1264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
35
12
0
23
13
23
23
68
133
128
124
64
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
4
4
3
4
4
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
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