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Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 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
8.3° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fanad Head Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jan)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.3
NNW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.2
WNW
2.4
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
0.8
WNW
1.8
NW
Period(s) (?)10911131211111212121212111110101012121212122220
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1161705718142614471450133815171510206121602190113412279897696043083035295264646452448
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
20
SSW
20
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
20
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
25
SW
25
S
25
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
2.34
1:53AM
2.27
2:23PM
2.31
3:06AM
2.39
3:30PM
2.39
4:01AM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.17
7:25PM
1.14
8:00AM
1.21
8:36PM
1.12
9:13AM
1.13
9:35PM
1.02
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise8:51-------8:49-------8:48-------
Sunset--4:25-------4:28-------4:30-----
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-234173-11111-----25----
Temp. °C999887777766776446567655
Feels °C (?)1456542-1-2-2-4-4-3-1-1-2-3-2-3-21100
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