Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 07 Mar 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
8.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 7AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 Mar)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (08 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313121214141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)420134713295334131332658251519971619138210642446224419911693153313661137117514051438181416601557
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
SW
0
NW
0
E
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:27PM
2.77
8:43AM
2.76
8:57PM
2.61
9:13AM
2.50
9:29PM
2.41
9:47AM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.36
2:52PM
0.53
3:06AM
0.61
3:22PM
0.77
3:43AM
0.89
3:58PM
1.02
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----7:03-------7:01-------6:58---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:19-------6:21
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------111-11---------1
Temp. °C876679109876677776556781010
Feels °C (?)32112354323564332-1-101353
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