Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.8° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fanad Head Reef at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, near gales from the W by Thu morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
6
1.7
WNW
7
2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
11
2
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
W
9
2
W
9
2.2
WNW
9
2.4
WNW
9
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
11
4
WNW
12
4.5
WNW
14
5
NW
15
4.5
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
435
516
474
225
254
1050
1008
909
676
574
625
609
724
938
1524
2619
3921
7605
10145
8575
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
50
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:09AM3.09m
9:27PM3.03m
9:42AM2.90m
10:00PM2.73m
10:18AM2.67m
Low Tide
3:13PM0.35m
3:31AM0.53m
3:49PM0.63m
4:04AM0.80m
4:29PM0.93m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:03
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
8
7
8
6
5
3
2
3
3
4
5
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