Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
8.6° 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 7PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)13ft (4.0m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
3
3
!
!
!
!
!
!
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
0
!
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.2
WNW
4
W
5
W
5.5
W
5.5
W
4.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4.5
W
5
W
6
W
7.5
W
7
W
5.5
W
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)141414141414131516161514131615141514141312121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)676159564594350028681787588611793161691428290775448528910165105971471223410201261198670424232284519851347
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
35
SSE
45
SE
55
SSE
20
SW
30
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
35
S
40
SSE
35
S
40
WSW
35
SW
50
SW
60
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
1.83
1:56AM
2.03
2:45PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
1.25
8:37AM
1.26
8:46PM
1.16
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:33-------6:31
Sunset---8:22-------8:24-------8:27----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---35------1-1111-------
Temp. °C676644333585766567885554
Feels °C (?)0-2-4-6-2-4-7-7-5-4-2-3-2-3-5-8-7-5-111110
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