Fanad Head Reef surf break

Fanad Head Reef surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 20 Feb 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
7.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 19s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (21 Feb)8ft (2.5m)16s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
4
3
3
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
!
0
0
0
0
0
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.8
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)101111121217171716161615141414131414151616161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)130816331684173515301900480940603381352931952460225226062747293339374753592481501043512325107277730
Wind
(km/h)
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
15
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSW
40
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
50
SW
50
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01PM
3.18
8:18AM
3.46
8:37PM
3.09
8:55AM
3.27
9:16PM
2.94
9:38AM
3.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.03
1:58AM
0.06
2:28PM
0.13
2:36AM
0.21
3:06PM
0.32
3:19AM
0.44
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise------7:41-------7:39-------7:35-
Sunset5:45-------5:47-------5:50-------
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--11--11--211-----
Temp. °C99998101091111109988988999999
Feels °C (?)0012545453420-100-2-2-2-2-2-203
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