Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.7° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
10
1.5
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
664
567
487
461
406
391
461
481
388
421
337
301
326
280
273
255
212
165
136
259
297
292
255
157
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
NW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:59AM2.49m
2:52PM2.51m
3:34AM2.56m
4:14PM2.74m
4:48AM2.75m
5:16PM3.06m
Low Tide
8:19AM0.97m
9:06PM0.95m
9:43AM0.85m
10:27PM0.72m
10:50AM0.61m
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5:48
5:50
5:52
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9:21
9:19
9:16
 mm
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
14
16
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
14
15
Feels °C
10
9
9
11
10
13
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
11
13
12
11
12
13
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