Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 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
10.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1427
1193
1018
875
848
700
626
536
491
414
379
366
311
305
346
339
425
394
386
394
363
356
309
309
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34PM2.85m
6:46AM2.97m
7:04PM2.92m
7:17AM2.93m
7:33PM2.94m
Low Tide
12:22PM0.23m
00:33AM0.27m
12:52PM0.22m
1:06AM0.26m
1:21PM0.26m
1:39AM0.30m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
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9:02
9:05
9:06
9:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
14
15
15
14
13
12
11
12
13
16
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
9
10
10
4
7
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
15
12
11
11
10
10
10
12
10
10
7
6
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
Energy kJ
1427
1193
1018
875
848
700
626
536
491
414
379
366
311
305
346
339
425
394
386
394
363
356
309
309
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
112
80
75
74
73
71
50
52
55
58
64
35
33
18
18
16
8
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
14
29
34
21
9
6
4
9
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
31
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
0
4
6
6
0
0
69
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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