Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 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 7PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (04 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.1
WNW
9
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
113
140
86
122
119
125
107
89
169
223
264
208
245
154
113
100
200
160
123
90
86
60
59
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
WSW
25
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:19AM2.73m
8:35PM2.82m
8:51AM2.58m
9:10PM2.69m
9:25AM2.41m
9:49PM2.53m
Low Tide
2:22PM0.45m
2:47AM0.53m
2:54PM0.58m
3:23AM0.70m
3:30PM0.72m
4:05AM0.88m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:41
5:39
5:37
5:35
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9:09
9:12
9:14
9:15
Temp °C
9
10
10
10
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
6
7
6
8
11
10
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
6
7
5
3
3
3
3
0
0
3
5
3
4
7
5
2
4
3
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.5
NNW
8
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
8
0.1
N
13
1.1
WNW
9
1
WNW
9
1.3
N
7
1
N
6
0.8
WNW
9
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
Energy kJ
92
113
35
86
122
119
125
83
89
42
223
3
194
147
154
79
94
200
160
123
90
86
60
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
10
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.2
WNW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
N
7
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
N
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
N
6
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
7
Energy kJ
4
28
34
62
70
12
30
8
16
9
121
113
47
75
58
56
50
35
32
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
9
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.5
N
11
0.6
N
10
0.7
N
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.3
W
4
Energy kJ
15
3
15
59
80
100
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
8
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.5
NW
8
1.4
NNW
7
1.5
N
7
0.2
E
3
0.4
E
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
50
140
82
86
107
81
169
264
208
245
1
4
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
19
13
317
148
6
13
233
146
296
296
377
796
79
13
0
0
0
0
6
317
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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