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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
10.5° 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 9PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | |
506 | 410 | 294 | 240 | 157 | 115 | 83 | 44 | 84 | 106 | 317 | 678 | 1358 | 1431 | 1196 | 1999 | 1452 | 1083 | 805 | 690 | 576 | 345 | 343 | 337 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:10PM3.21m | 8:36AM2.99m | 8:59PM3.15m | 9:27AM2.78m | 9:53PM3.02m | 10:24AM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52PM0.05m | 2:22AM0.04m | 2:39PM0.17m | 3:15AM0.17m | 3:28PM0.32m | 4:13AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 |
8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | ESE 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 506 | 410 | 294 | 240 | 157 | 115 | 83 | 23 | 84 | 106 | 144 | 678 | 1358 | 1431 | 1196 | — | 1452 | 1083 | 805 | 690 | 576 | 345 | 343 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | W 16 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 44 | 6 | 4 | 317 | 197 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 34 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 13 | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 16 | 82 | 137 | 98 | 62 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 35 | 126 | 335 | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 37 | 109 | 46 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 384 | 142 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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