Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 22 Nov 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than 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 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (22 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (22 Nov)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
1
3
2
1
0
0
!
4
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
2
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313121212101111101211111111111010111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)564107093289882782749062997621403061200015671401114811211107709723584496468394335
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
WSW
35
SW
30
S
5
WSW
35
NNE
15
N
15
NW
20
NNE
25
NE
10
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
2.87
7:09PM
2.66
7:28AM
2.80
7:42PM
2.54
8:05AM
2.69
8:17PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:04PM
0.47
1:12AM
0.48
1:39PM
0.58
1:45AM
0.56
2:16PM
0.71
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tue
25
Sunrise--8:15-------8:17-------8:18-----
Sunset----4:14-------4:13-------4:12---
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------53-343121--------
Temp. °C8768976887787888888109887
Feels °C (?)432464220-206-134324343122
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