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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
10.4° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
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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) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 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) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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