Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.6° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (13 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly near gales.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
0
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2
3
0
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2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
8
2.5
W
8
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
12
3
W
13
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
962
1507
1243
1546
1427
1166
954
973
1420
2599
4440
4902
5733
4578
3821
3174
2705
4007
3184
2773
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
50
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
25
WNW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:07AM3.26m
8:23PM3.15m
8:38AM3.13m
8:55PM2.92m
9:11AM2.95m
9:28PM2.67m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.23m
2:25AM0.35m
2:45PM0.43m
2:56AM0.57m
3:21PM0.67m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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6:37
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6:35
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6:31
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 mm
1
2
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3
7
4
5
1
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1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
14
15
16
13
11
11
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
5
2
2
4
6
5
5
6
5
5
8
9
7
9
7
5
6
4
5
5
5
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