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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Five Finger Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Five Finger Strand sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 9 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 | |
92 | 90 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 35 | 186 | 328 | 395 | 352 | 311 | 249 | 232 | 164 | 86 | 66 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:55PM2.48m | 5:09AM2.65m | 5:33PM2.61m | 5:47AM2.68m | 6:08PM2.72m | 6:22AM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50PM0.63m | 11:17AM0.51m | 11:32PM0.56m | 11:51AM0.47m | 00:11AM0.50m | 12:25PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 |
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Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 12 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 8 |
 kJ | 92 | 90 | 64 | 41 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 249 | 232 | 164 | 84 | 66 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | W 17 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 39 | 39 | 49 | 86 | 60 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 16 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 |
| kJ | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 39 | 43 | 34 | 28 | — | 1 | 3 | 35 | 186 | 328 | 395 | 352 | 311 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | 384 | 583 | 690 | 294 | 294 | 314 | 6 | 168 | 379 | 168 | 168 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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