Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 6PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Mainly near gales.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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)
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WNW
15
1.9
NW
15
2
NW
15
2.1
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
2.1
NW
14
1.9
NW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
1.6
NW
13
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1178
1526
1672
1761
1761
1664
1367
1253
946
918
932
841
816
778
1098
1215
1411
2230
3318
2982
2415
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
WSW
50
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:31PM2.25m
2:21AM2.04m
2:58PM2.38m
3:33AM2.21m
3:51PM2.60m
Low Tide
8:14PM1.33m
8:21AM1.26m
9:27PM1.13m
9:27AM1.06m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
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8:07
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8:11
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6:22
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6:20
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6:17
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1
2
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Temp °C
7
10
12
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
6
8
8
6
4
3
3
3
5
7
7
7
7
8
7
0
-1
0
1
3
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