Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.5° C
1.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
8
2.2
WNW
8
2.5
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.2
NW
10
2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
40
39
39
39
46
54
90
384
407
396
380
361
376
336
437
585
977
1180
1300
1267
1048
832
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:19PM2.32m
2:55AM2.30m
3:38PM2.38m
4:10AM2.34m
4:42PM2.52m
Low Tide
7:52AM1.11m
8:31PM1.18m
9:06AM1.14m
9:50PM1.15m
10:13AM1.08m
cloud
part cloud
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clear
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part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
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clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:22
5:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:51
9:49
9:47
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
9
10
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
6
7
9
10
10
10
10
11
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