Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 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 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 2AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)16ft (5.0m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (13 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
11
5
WNW
12
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NNW
9
2
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1797
2314
3316
4869
6219
7537
6663
5457
4502
4245
3586
2983
2475
1895
1660
1380
539
899
786
744
588
343
230
116
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
W
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:47PM2.24m
4:01AM2.64m
4:34PM2.47m
4:47AM2.86m
5:17PM2.71m
5:31AM3.04m
Low Tide
9:39PM0.76m
10:21AM0.50m
10:28PM0.55m
11:03AM0.28m
11:14PM0.34m
11:44AM0.11m
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:22
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:25
9:27
9:29
9:30
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
10
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
1
0
-1
-2
-2
-1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
19
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
1.6
WNW
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
9
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
Energy kJ
7
5
5
5
422
5
4
4
6
128
125
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
Energy kJ
5
4
7
15
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
10
3.5
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
4.5
WNW
11
5
WNW
12
5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4.5
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
12
4
NW
11
3.5
NW
11
3.5
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NW
10
3
NNW
9
2
N
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
1.8
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
6
Energy kJ
1797
2314
3316
4869
6219
7537
6663
5457
4502
4245
3586
2983
2475
1895
1660
1380
539
899
786
744
588
343
230
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
650
375
377
377
403
377
437
994
1228
447
447
890
617
617
648
650
666
665
368
460
382
418
418
418
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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