Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 25 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
9.4° 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 1PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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 16°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
32
14
12
12
10
10
9
8
7
7
11
20
14
27
26
16
18
20
20
14
14
11
11
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46PM2.09m
3:14AM2.57m
3:56PM2.24m
4:15AM2.72m
4:47PM2.42m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.84m
8:34PM0.89m
9:44AM0.70m
9:45PM0.73m
10:37AM0.53m
10:38PM0.56m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:01
6:00
5:58
5:56
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8:52
8:54
8:57
8:59
Temp °C
12
11
13
16
16
14
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
12
10
10
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
7
10
13
15
12
9
10
10
9
11
10
10
9
8
8
6
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
N
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.4
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.5
W
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
Energy kJ
35
32
14
12
12
10
10
9
8
7
6
11
20
14
27
26
15
16
14
13
14
14
9
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.1
NW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
12
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
7
Energy kJ
1
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
5
2
7
7
6
10
10
18
16
13
6
11
12
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
7
0.2
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
NW
7
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
W
11
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
13
11
5
10
9
9
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
Energy kJ
1
2
7
8
12
15
18
20
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
58
58
130
130
130
136
136
136
294
294
294
294
294
298
55
19
19
19
50
55
129
129
55
84
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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