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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 11 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
8.3° C
 (Which is 1.2°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 12AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (12 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
3
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
WNW
2.5
WSW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
WNW
1.6
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
2.4
WNW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.3
NW
2
NW
1.3
NW
Period(s) (?)111211111110101013121212121212131211111010101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)545550154625861855157613088608511797198522002047180320012272222114651656153512751156773375
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSE
50
SSE
65
SW
50
SW
50
SW
45
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
NW
5
N
15
NE
25
N
30
NW
25
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
20
SW
20
S
30
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossoncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
2.26
1:03PM
2.34
1:53AM
2.27
2:23PM
2.31
3:06AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.06
6:38AM
1.17
7:25PM
1.14
8:00AM
1.21
8:36PM
1.12
9:13AM
1.13
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise------8:51-------8:49-------8:48-
Sunset4:23-------4:25-------4:28-------
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-4-1---26641421111-------
Temp. °C11129999887764677667775544
Feels °C (?)42-4-2-2-103352-3-10-3-4-5-3-2-1-1-1-4-4
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