Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.6
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
138
165
165
162
189
153
153
125
99
82
249
237
183
166
179
183
179
136
119
116
90
86
78
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
0
NW
0
WSW
0
W
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:06AM2.69m
1:52PM2.46m
2:21AM2.67m
3:08PM2.57m
3:38AM2.75m
4:18PM2.78m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.81m
7:55PM0.93m
8:44AM0.78m
9:13PM0.84m
9:53AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:01
5:01
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:08
10:07
10:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
16
17
15
15
17
17
18
17
16
12
10
9
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
11
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