Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 21 Dec 2025 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
10.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Dec)--
Afternoon (21 Dec)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (21 Dec)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
W
1
WNW
1.5
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)161514141313131212111111111615141313131414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6094461938013135220017501379985847693555478396475886172418311581160527492673205617561442
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01PM
2.66
7:23AM
2.90
7:34PM
2.61
7:58AM
2.87
8:08PM
2.53
8:34AM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.48
1:03AM
0.39
1:33PM
0.50
1:36AM
0.39
2:09PM
0.54
2:11AM
0.42
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Sunrise------8:53-------8:55-------8:55-
Sunset4:00-------4:00-------4:00-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----111-------1--------
Temp. °C999999991010109999998977666
Feels °C (?)455665668886777775644333
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