Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 21 May 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
11.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
188
181
137
156
158
164
181
195
189
189
199
206
149
141
128
125
72
42
139
130
162
171
220
175
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
WSW
5
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:20AM2.79m
10:49PM3.11m
11:24AM2.55m
11:57PM2.95m
12:38PM2.39m
1:11AM2.84m
Low Tide
4:16PM0.53m
5:11AM0.59m
5:19PM0.71m
6:25AM0.74m
6:31PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:42
9:44
9:45
9:46
1
7
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
17
18
12
13
13
12
11
13
16
17
17
16
14
14
13
13
16
16
13
10
9
8
9
12
14
16
10
12
11
10
8
10
12
13
14
15
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.9
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
Energy kJ
188
181
137
156
158
164
181
195
189
189
199
206
149
141
128
125
72
42
130
162
171
220
175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.5
W
6
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
45
33
40
7
7
7
7
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
19
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
17
3
3
1
1
1
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.6
WSW
6
0.9
W
9
Energy kJ
3
2
2
1
30
139
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
23
0
0
0
67
13
0
27
0
13
23
0
0
0
0
12
23
87
23
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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