Fanad Head Reef Surf Guide

Fanad Head Reef in Donegal is an exposed beach break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the south southeast and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Easily blown out by onshore winds Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the optimum swell angle is from the north northwest. There is no beach break and there is also a left hand reef break. Crowds are never a problem here. Take care to avoid the rocks.

Fanad Head Reef Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach4consistent
9.5°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Fanad Head Reef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Fanad Head Reef occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

Ireland energia delle onde da surf 12 ora previsioni

Previsioni Energia d'onda (Potenza): 12hrs

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Fanad Head Reef Surf:

Friday, 24 April 2026, 10:02 Local time
Venerdì 24
10AM1PM4PM7PM
Wave (m)
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
0.2
W
Periodo (s) 14 14 14 13
Vento (km/h)
10
10
10
10
Stato del vento off cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off



Tide Times:

Per Ballyhiernan Bay, 5 km da Fanad Head Reef.

È ALLE (ora locale)

Fanad Head Reef Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At Eglinton/Londonderry Airport, 42 km from Fanad Head Reef.

calm
5

km/h
Air temperature
Q1026 °C

Current weather near Fanad Head Reef

Buoy Data:

At Blackstones WaveNet Site, 58 miles from Fanad Head Reef.

  4AM 5AM 6AM 7AM
Attualità dei dati 4 hr 3 hr 2 hr 1 hr
Altezza delle onde (m) 0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
Periodo dominante (s) 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.5

All wavebuoys around Fanad Head Reef

Overall Fanad Head Reef Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in Aprile

Surf stats for Fanad Head Reef: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for Fanad Head Reef: see the variation in direction and stength by month.


Fanad Head building swell, Fanad Head Reef photo

Fanad Head Reef

Diritti d'autore della foto: Rob Davies

North coast bodyboarders,  NC spongers @ Fanad slabs, Fanad Head Reef photo

Fanad Head Reef

Diritti d'autore della foto: Michael

North coast bodyboarders,  NC spongers @ Fanad slabs, Fanad Head Reef photo

Fanad Head Reef

Diritti d'autore della foto: Michael

North coast bodyboarders,  NC spongers @ Fanad slabs, Fanad Head Reef photo

Fanad Head Reef

Diritti d'autore della foto: Michael


Fanad Head Reef Location Maps

Fanad Head Reef Location Map

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Onda boe più vicina a Fanad Head Reef:

Stazioni di marea più vicina alla Fanad Head Reef:

  • Closest marea stazione
    Bun Cranncha
    12 mi
  • Second closest marea stazione
    Londonderry
    23 mi
  • Third closest marea stazione
    Portstewart
    37 mi
  • Fourth closest marea stazione
    Portrush
    40 mi
  • Fifth closest marea stazione
    Ballycastle
    55 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to Fanad Head Reef is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 40 km (25 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Fanad Head Reef is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 98 km (61 miles) away.
  • Third is Islay Airport (ILY) in U.k, 98 km (61 miles) away.
  • Aldergrove (Belfast) Airport (BFS) in North Ireland is 114 km (71 miles) away.
  • Sligo Airport (SXL) in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Fanad Head Reef and is 127 km (79 miles) away.
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