Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.0° 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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu morning).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNW
10
1.8
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
3
NNW
9
2.5
NNW
9
2.3
NNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
N
6
1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
6
1.4
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
306
735
1172
1033
771
602
452
191
120
74
58
29
47
43
43
42
64
220
417
586
688
551
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02AM2.65m
11:25PM2.79m
11:58AM2.52m
00:29AM2.60m
1:16PM2.44m
Low Tide
5:03PM0.72m
5:43AM0.77m
6:04PM0.90m
6:52AM0.92m
7:29PM1.01m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:24
9:22
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
8
5
5
5
6
5
7
7
8
11
9
10
10
10
10
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
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