Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.2° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 4PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)16ft (5.0m)14s
Afternoon (27 Oct)15ft (4.5m)14s
Evening (27 Oct)13ft (4.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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2
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
14
4.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
13
3
W
13
4
WNW
12
3.5
WNW
12
3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.5
NW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.3
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9609
8674
7596
6528
5620
2652
4252
3124
2137
1412
1027
807
588
458
392
306
235
320
422
786
929
Wind (km/h)
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
40
SW
45
SSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:32PM3.49m
6:52AM3.43m
7:13PM3.37m
7:34AM3.36m
7:59PM3.15m
Low Tide
12:16PM-0.00m
00:37AM-0.00m
12:57PM0.03m
1:17AM0.12m
1:43PM0.17m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:22
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7:24
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7:26
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5:04
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5:01
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4:59
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
5
2
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Temp °C
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
-2
-1
-1
0
2
2
4
6
5
8
9
10
9
7
8
5
4
6
7
4
3
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