Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
8.8° 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 6PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
2
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
W
2.4
W
3
W
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
NW
2.2
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
W
0.7
NW
0.9
WNW
1.1
NW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111110991010101099981015141313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5829731531164512989429981314166618081153887599503380288228232342400689589569512
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05PM
3.11
7:21AM
3.35
7:42PM
3.19
8:01AM
3.29
8:22PM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
-0.10
1:05AM
-0.06
1:30PM
-0.12
1:45AM
-0.09
2:09PM
-0.04
2:29AM
-0.01
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:16-------6:13
Sunset---8:37-------8:38-------8:40----
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--11--1-----------------
Temp. °C1012121199988999887789998777
Feels °C (?)455533201224454456665555
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