Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
8
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
305
356
363
314
262
220
171
176
173
165
129
120
94
92
68
65
62
32
48
28
18
26
28
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
15
S
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:50PM3.55m
9:17AM3.06m
9:41PM3.47m
10:08AM2.87m
10:34PM3.31m
11:02AM2.68m
Low Tide
2:24PM0.13m
3:04AM0.11m
3:12PM0.21m
3:58AM0.25m
4:02PM0.34m
4:53AM0.42m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
4:48
4:48
4:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
10:14
10:14
10:14
10:15
 mm
2
1
2
1
1
6
6
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
12
11
12
14
16
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
11
12
13
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
9
8
10
10
14
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
10
8
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
W
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.3
NW
7
Energy kJ
266
305
356
363
314
262
220
171
176
173
165
129
120
94
92
68
65
62
32
48
28
18
9
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
NW
7
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
W
8
Energy kJ
2
2
14
1
12
8
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
25
18
26
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
23
23
0
0
0
0
5
23
0
16
23
16
138
23
16
16
0
0
0
23
152
339
387
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Rating
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
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