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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 06 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: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
147 | 119 | 116 | 202 | 163 | 160 | 125 | 92 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 111 | 294 | 474 | 413 | 377 | 337 | 435 | 481 | 393 | 400 | 1240 | 1187 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:25AM2.41m | 9:49PM2.53m | 10:03AM2.23m | 10:36PM2.37m | 10:51AM2.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23AM0.70m | 3:30PM0.72m | 4:05AM0.88m | 4:10PM0.86m | 4:56AM1.04m | 5:01PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:17 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 15 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | WNW 8 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 147 | 119 | 116 | 202 | 163 | 160 | 125 | 92 | 83 | 60 | 51 | 55 | 111 | 294 | 474 | 413 | 29 | 28 | 42 | 64 | 151 | 338 | 1240 | 1187 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ESE 5 | WNW 15 | NNW 12 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 59 | 78 | 90 | 76 | 58 | 56 | 36 | 35 | 29 | 60 | 61 | 44 | 45 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 21 | 30 | 41 | 61 | 400 | 87 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | — | N 10 | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 4 | NNW 11 | SE 4 | — | NW 13 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | NNW 13 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | — | 55 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | 87 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 80 | 61 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 377 | 337 | 435 | 481 | 393 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 69 | 45 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 276 | 276 | 296 | 296 | 232 |
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