Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.4° C
2.3° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 2PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
37
55
64
73
75
73
83
75
87
85
71
68
71
73
75
80
85
70
70
57
44
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:13AM2.66m
11:37PM2.88m
12:03PM2.50m
00:29AM2.60m
1:04PM2.37m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.62m
5:53AM0.76m
6:04PM0.87m
6:47AM0.96m
7:10PM1.08m
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5:16
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:55
9:53
9:52
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
8
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
6
7
8
9
11
11
11
11
11
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