Fanad Head Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 55.28° N 7.64° W

Fanad Head Reef, Ireland Weather Observations

Issued: 12 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Fanad Head Reef sea temperature is
15.1°C
1.6° 

Fanad Head Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Fanad Head Reef based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Fanad Head Reef right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Fanad Head Reef

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Eglinton/Londonderry Airport

42 km SE395 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the WSW
(17 km/h at 250°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered

Donegal Airport

51 km SW9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the W
(17 km/h at 260°)
15 °C10.0
10.0
few

Causeway Head wx

73 km E64 m above sea level

43 minutes ago
dry
10
light winds from the NW
(8 km/h at 311°)
20
16 °C-
-
-
-
0

Blackstones WaveNet Site

94 km NNE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C-
-


Islay/Port Ellen Airport

98 km ENE215 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
fresh winds from the WNW
(31 km/h at 300°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Aldergrove

114 km SE63 m above sea level

57 minutes ago
cloudno report
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
20
16.0 °C21
21

-

Belfast/Aldergrove Airport

116 km SE220 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the WNW.(Wind varies from 240 to 310 degs)
(17 km/h at 290°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken

SHIP4910

119 km ENE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
- °C- km
- km


SHIP12496

119 km ENE15 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
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- °C- km
- km


SHIP12094

119 km ENE3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
14.8 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Fanad Head Reef and within an acceptable time window.

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