Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.3°C
2.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 9PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (03 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (03 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.6
W
6
1.9
W
8
2
W
9
2.1
W
9
2.5
W
10
3.5
WNW
11
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
198
193
481
621
763
1461
3387
3946
3244
3191
3244
2879
2341
1436
1100
926
670
501
378
264
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
10:33AM2.77m
10:59PM2.72m
11:32AM2.57m
00:12AM2.45m
1:03PM2.44m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.69m
5:12AM0.82m
5:47PM0.94m
6:28AM1.04m
7:27PM1.08m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:19
8:16
8:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
14
Feels °C
11
11
8
9
9
7
5
4
6
7
5
5
6
7
8
10
11
10
13
13
8
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