Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 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
9.4° 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 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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)
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)
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
68
39
20
19
19
9
6
6
6
2
2
4
4
5
20
18
17
18
17
4
19
35
33
Wind (km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:24AM2.55m
10:53PM2.68m
11:33AM2.25m
00:13AM2.51m
1:08PM2.07m
1:51AM2.46m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.61m
5:18AM0.68m
5:34PM0.83m
6:48AM0.85m
7:02PM0.94m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:09
6:07
6:05
6:01
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8:46
8:49
8:51
8:52
Temp °C
7
9
11
11
10
8
6
6
7
11
13
12
11
11
11
10
12
15
17
16
14
12
11
10
-1
1
4
5
3
2
1
1
2
5
7
8
7
7
7
6
8
12
13
13
12
10
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
11
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
95
68
39
20
19
19
9
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
5
20
18
17
18
17
4
1
35
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
13
0.2
WSW
14
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
19
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
5
1.6
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
4
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
112
158
116
59
32
34
43
45
45
43
43
25
13
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Distance (km)
130
130
438
317
416
394
404
400
776
775
332
295
295
276
276
276
58
130
130
130
129
232
58
58
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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