Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 IST
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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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NNW
8
1
WNW
8
1.3
NW
7
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
1.1
W
6
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
151
107
133
171
150
190
175
144
119
116
170
163
128
98
87
61
60
59
91
427
880
821
539
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
15
N
5
N
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
W
10
NW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:51AM2.58m
9:10PM2.69m
9:25AM2.41m
9:49PM2.53m
10:03AM2.23m
Low Tide
2:47AM0.53m
2:54PM0.58m
3:23AM0.70m
3:30PM0.72m
4:05AM0.88m
4:10PM0.86m
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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5:39
5:37
5:35
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9:12
9:14
9:15
Temp °C
10
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
8
10
8
8
6
5
6
10
13
13
11
9
7
5
4
4
4
1
0
1
3
3
3
5
5
7
4
5
3
1
2
5
9
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.1
N
6
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.7
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
128
151
83
133
42
150
190
151
144
85
116
170
163
128
98
87
61
60
39
91
427
880
821
539
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
N
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
9
Energy kJ
70
12
30
3
3
15
43
119
41
92
76
27
17
36
49
22
59
42
28
29
18
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
12
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.7
WNW
8
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
SE
4
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
27
59
78
58
7
4
4
2
9
1
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
7
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.3
N
6
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
WNW
8
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
48
107
69
171
85
176
175
128
5
8
7
11
37
73
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
13
111
129
296
296
334
106
69
13
0
0
0
0
6
19
0
0
4
0
7
6
13
13
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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