Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.3° C
1.8° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
WNW
9
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.5
NNW
9
1.6
NNW
8
1.7
N
8
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
168
203
253
333
442
748
938
837
793
671
664
539
471
416
358
358
253
315
333
329
338
255
208
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:25AM2.80m
10:45PM2.81m
11:05AM2.59m
11:28PM2.50m
11:56AM2.38m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.60m
4:54AM0.78m
5:12PM0.90m
5:39AM1.05m
6:12PM1.18m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:59
8:55
8:53
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
12
13
14
13
12
11
9
8
8
6
6
6
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