Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 02 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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today?

The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 12PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (02 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
339
339
367
394
386
394
363
356
380
314
226
175
145
145
113
96
94
92
116
90
90
86
80
76
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:17AM2.93m
7:33PM2.94m
7:48AM2.85m
8:04PM2.91m
8:19AM2.73m
8:35PM2.82m
Low Tide
1:21PM0.26m
1:39AM0.30m
1:51PM0.34m
2:12AM0.39m
2:22PM0.45m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:47
5:45
5:41
5:39
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9:06
9:07
9:09
9:12
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
8
7
6
7
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
7
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
4
3
3
3
4
6
5
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
N
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
N
5
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Energy kJ
339
339
367
394
386
394
363
356
380
314
226
114
91
145
113
96
45
92
116
90
90
86
80
76
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
8
0.8
N
8
1
N
8
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
7
Energy kJ
18
16
8
3
1
72
121
175
145
94
63
44
28
38
34
50
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNW
9
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
2
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
6
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
Energy kJ
1
106
92
64
24
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
0
0
0
79
0
45
0
0
0
0
79
101
296
296
13
13
296
6
146
129
232
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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