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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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
8.7° 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 10PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s 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 (11 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Five Finger Strand. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 12416 | 7872 | 5164 | 5012 | 8449 | 6804 | 9897 | 13123 | 13991 | 10421 | 7152 | 4493 | 3253 | 2282 | 1628 | 1153 | 863 | 651 | 556 | 497 | 415 | 337 | 283 | 260 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:45PM 1.86 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:46PM 1.16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -3 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
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