Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.9
WNW
9
1
WNW
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.9
W
9
1.5
W
11
1.6
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
1.6
W
9
2
W
13
2.5
W
11
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2525
1865
1395
839
670
553
378
300
221
134
128
88
91
134
516
577
227
233
398
1314
1796
2969
3145
3514
Wind (km/h)
40
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
SW
45
SW
50
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:12AM2.45m
1:03PM2.44m
2:01AM2.33m
2:53PM2.53m
3:42AM2.46m
4:13PM2.82m
Low Tide
6:28AM1.04m
7:27PM1.08m
8:12AM1.08m
9:17PM0.95m
9:42AM0.89m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:46
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8:14
8:12
8:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
15
17
17
18
19
17
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
10
10
12
14
10
8
11
14
11
12
14
14
10
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
3
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