Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (05 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
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
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
1.1
W
6
1.5
W
8
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
174
150
194
161
144
119
116
170
163
128
98
88
83
60
60
94
316
763
756
528
427
376
359
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
SSW
0
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
High Tide
8:51AM2.58m
9:10PM2.69m
9:25AM2.41m
9:49PM2.53m
10:03AM2.23m
10:36PM2.37m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.58m
3:23AM0.70m
3:30PM0.72m
4:05AM0.88m
4:10PM0.86m
4:56AM1.04m
clear
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:39
5:37
5:35
5:33
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9:12
9:14
9:15
9:17
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
8
6
6
6
6
8
10
10
8
7
6
5
6
10
11
12
11
8
7
7
8
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
6
7
7
5
4
3
1
2
4
5
7
6
4
3
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
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
10
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.7
WNW
7
1.1
W
6
1.5
W
8
2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
8
Energy kJ
147
174
150
194
161
144
119
116
170
163
128
98
88
83
60
45
94
316
763
756
528
427
376
359
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
WNW
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.9
N
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
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
N
10
0.4
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.5
NW
13
Energy kJ
41
42
3
3
15
20
59
48
92
76
58
56
36
35
22
60
43
29
29
18
16
32
18
87
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
11
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
11
0.6
N
10
0.4
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
5
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
W
16
0.3
NW
14
0.3
NNW
9
Energy kJ
30
15
40
78
5
9
10
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
33
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.1
N
6
0.4
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
84
34
141
153
116
80
5
11
1
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
296
296
379
334
79
45
0
0
0
6
19
41
0
0
0
0
7
6
6
40
6
6
7
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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