Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.0° C
1.7° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.8
N
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
9
1.1
NNW
9
1.8
NW
11
2.5
NW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3.5
WNW
9
2.5
NW
9
3
NW
9
2.4
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
57
57
55
76
57
83
67
68
90
140
197
690
782
1988
2124
1151
1104
786
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
SW
15
WNW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
35
WNW
45
W
55
W
60
W
50
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:58PM3.14m
10:18AM2.77m
10:37PM2.98m
11:02AM2.65m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.39m
4:10AM0.46m
4:16PM0.53m
4:52AM0.59m
5:03PM0.72m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:29
9:27
 mm
1
1
5
2
1
1
2
1
3
7
3
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
13
14
16
14
14
13
15
18
14
12
10
10
8
4
3
2
4
5
8
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