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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.5° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | |
128 | 151 | 107 | 133 | 171 | 150 | 190 | 175 | 144 | 119 | 116 | 170 | 163 | 128 | 98 | 87 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 91 | 427 | 880 | 821 | 539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:51AM2.58m | 9:10PM2.69m | 9:25AM2.41m | 9:49PM2.53m | 10:03AM2.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:47AM0.53m | 2:54PM0.58m | 3:23AM0.70m | 3:30PM0.72m | 4:05AM0.88m | 4:10PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | WNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 | W 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 128 | 151 | 83 | 133 | 42 | 150 | 190 | 151 | 144 | 85 | 116 | 170 | 163 | 128 | 98 | 87 | 61 | 60 | 39 | 91 | 427 | 880 | 821 | 539 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | WNW 11 | NW 11 | — | N 12 | N 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | WNW 9 | N 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 70 | — | 12 | 30 | — | 3 | 3 | 15 | 43 | 119 | 41 | 92 | 76 | 27 | 17 | 36 | 49 | 22 | 59 | 42 | 28 | 29 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | N 11 | N 10 | — | — | WNW 8 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WNW 10 | SE 4 | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 59 | 78 | — | — | 58 | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 48 | 107 | 69 | 171 | 85 | 176 | 175 | 128 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 37 | 73 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 111 | 129 | 296 | 296 | 334 | 106 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 |
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