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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 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
10.8° 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 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
315 | 288 | 258 | 250 | 255 | 324 | 286 | 292 | 286 | 286 | 240 | 339 | 380 | 131 | 102 | 90 | 248 | 270 | 283 | 355 | 432 | 423 | 355 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:53PM2.86m | 11:28AM2.30m | 00:03AM2.71m | 12:44PM2.16m | 1:19AM2.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM0.49m | 5:19AM0.56m | 5:25PM0.65m | 6:34AM0.70m | 6:36PM0.77m | 7:51AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 |
1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 |
16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 315 | 288 | 258 | 250 | 255 | 324 | 286 | 292 | 286 | 286 | 240 | 2 | 2 | 131 | 102 | 90 | 5 | 270 | 283 | 355 | 432 | 423 | 355 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | NW 6 | N 7 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | SE 4 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | N 6 | N 6 | W 16 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 339 | 380 | 87 | 75 | 75 | 248 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 19 | 46 | 32 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 109 | 0 | 89 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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