Fanad Head Reef Surf Forecast

/ Donegal (44 surf breaks) /

Ireland (149 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 16 Nov 2025 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 12.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (16 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

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	Sunday 16					Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	13	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	9	11	5	6	8	9	9	10	13	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	77	75	71	69	68	115	157	141	124	110	75	86	103	88	117	84	275	853	1248	1987	3265	6657	4345	3152
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	N	NNW	NW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NNE	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				3:48PM 2.92				4:13AM 2.79				4:24PM 2.98				4:46AM 2.94				4:57PM 3.03				5:17AM 3.05
Low Tide / height (m)		9:29AM 0.71				9:59PM 0.53				10:08AM 0.59				10:31PM 0.45				10:44AM 0.50				11:01PM 0.40

	Sunday 16					Monday 17								Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19
Sunrise	8:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	4:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:22	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1
Temp. °C	9	8	9	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	7	7	6	6	9	8	7	9	9	7	6	6	6
Feels °C (?)	4	1	2	4	1	0	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	-3	-6	-2	-3	-6	-9	-7	-6

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