Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 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
10.5° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
379
366
359
352
339
339
367
394
416
412
396
388
416
251
226
175
145
145
139
133
92
92
92
90
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:04PM2.92m
7:17AM2.93m
7:33PM2.94m
7:48AM2.85m
8:04PM2.91m
8:19AM2.73m
Low Tide
1:06AM0.26m
1:21PM0.26m
1:39AM0.30m
1:51PM0.34m
2:12AM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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5:47
5:45
5:41
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9:05
9:06
9:07
9:09
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
12
11
10
11
10
10
10
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
8
7
7
9
10
14
11
10
8
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
8
7
5
5
4
3
4
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.2
WNW
10
1.1
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
379
366
359
352
339
339
367
394
416
412
396
388
416
251
226
175
145
145
139
133
92
92
92
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
W
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
NNW
7
Energy kJ
37
35
33
18
18
16
8
3
1
118
118
94
75
75
61
68
46
32
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
3
1
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
E
3
0.7
N
8
0.5
NNW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
64
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
6
4
4
0
6
0
6
82
79
69
69
0
0
0
0
0
37
82
110
6
6
168
460
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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