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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 23 Mar 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
8.4° 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 5PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 4108 | 3861 | 3978 | 3853 | 1945 | 4816 | 6152 | 10393 | 17617 | 15194 | 11466 | 8117 | 6412 | 6167 | 7242 | 7475 | 8469 | 8364 | 8112 | 5603 | 6322 | 5235 | 4689 | 3744 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:40AM 2.97 | 9:00PM 2.81 | 9:27AM 2.66 | 9:52PM 2.58 | 10:28AM 2.32 | 11:07PM 2.36 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 0.32 | 3:11AM 0.40 | 3:35PM 0.60 | 4:11AM 0.69 | 4:37PM 0.88 | 5:38AM 0.94 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:51 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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