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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
8.2° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.6
NW
1.6
NW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414131312121211111110101010109992119171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1983160111449367696184853993493192652101901541371076659792861709442544784422
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
2.93
5:39PM
2.81
5:59AM
3.10
6:12PM
2.92
6:32AM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.69
11:31AM
0.66
11:38PM
0.52
12:06PM
0.52
12:11AM
0.38
12:40PM
0.40
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise----8:45-------8:44-------8:42---
Sunset------4:35-------4:37-------4:38-
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------11
Temp. °C766667876655567777655666
Feels °C (?)322212321100-1-101110-10233
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