Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 15 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
8.7° 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 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
0
1
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
WSW
1.3
W
1.1
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)13121212121615141414141313121212111110111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39542541149447257025431822328924711923139795768356054143811921567143711031079882934
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
S
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:22-------6:18
Sunset---8:32-------8:35-------8:37----
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
3122-------11111------11
Temp. °C101112108888101213910101011101212109999
Feels °C (?)777522013695544634422222
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