Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 27 Mar 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
8.6° 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 9PM is: 7.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)--
Afternoon (27 Mar)23ft (7.0m)19s
Evening (27 Mar)25ft (7.5m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
7
WNW
7
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
6.5
NW
6
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
3.5
WNW
4
W
5
W
5
WNW
6.5
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
Period(s) (?)191817171616161514141312121111121415161616171717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33443315203082532369327333138725390184041368098836952474238354174537766291587028444311012836627697275782478720616
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
45
W
40
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SW
45
SW
50
WSW
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
2.08
2:41AM
2.47
3:24PM
2.26
3:45AM
2.73
4:15PM
2.48
4:31AM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:00PM
0.99
9:09AM
0.77
9:16PM
0.76
10:06AM
0.52
10:07PM
0.50
10:47AM
0.30
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------6:11-------6:09-------6:07-
Sunset-6:54-------6:57-------6:59------
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--11121111---141--------
Temp. °C765556677776779987777788
Feels °C (?)-4-5-5-7-7-5-6-3-3-120-1-3-2-1-5-4-4-4-3-3-1-1
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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