Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 29 Nov 2025 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 1PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Nov)8ft (2.4m)12s
Afternoon (29 Nov)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (29 Nov)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.1
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.2
N
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1
WNW
1
W
1
W
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111101010101011111111131615151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)159514441141858572415358308302296218204183367566545561582117537314028376646716172
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
45
SSE
55
SSE
30
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
2.63
1:24AM
2.35
1:44PM
2.77
2:28AM
2.57
2:44PM
2.96
3:22AM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
1.02
7:09PM
0.85
7:17AM
0.92
8:10PM
0.64
8:21AM
0.74
9:03PM
0.43
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise8:27-------8:30-------8:32-------
Sunset--4:07-------4:07-------4:06-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------12113--------
Temp. °C88888778666569101099987776
Feels °C (?)0-1-10112310-1-5-626554432310
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