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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
10.6° 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 10PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
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 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | |
1131 | 899 | 733 | 559 | 428 | 369 | 145 | 107 | 72 | 66 | 59 | 41 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 104 | 181 | 318 | 304 | 696 | 2190 | 2431 | 2548 | 2393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:17PM2.71m | 5:31AM3.04m | 5:59PM2.93m | 6:16AM3.17m | 6:41PM3.10m | 7:01AM3.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.34m | 11:44AM0.11m | 11:59PM0.15m | 12:26PM0.01m | 00:45AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:35 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 122 | 103 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 41 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 99 | 181 | 318 | 304 | 624 | 2190 | 2431 | 2548 | 2393 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 7 | N 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | N 6 | N 10 | WNW 15 | N 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 72 | 39 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 42 | 104 | 3 | 2 | 228 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 6 | WNW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 10 | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 25 | 37 | 16 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 3 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | S 3 |
| kJ | 1131 | 899 | 733 | 559 | 428 | 369 | 145 | 107 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 91 | 166 | 214 | 696 | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1793 | 904 | 598 | 323 | 296 | 296 | 418 | 378 | 378 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 89 | 301 | 312 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 31 | 31 |
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