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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 31 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Five Finger Strand today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Five Finger Strand at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
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 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | |
454 | 531 | 636 | 743 | 755 | 723 | 628 | 522 | 426 | 302 | 291 | 297 | 245 | 225 | 214 | 245 | 240 | 226 | 180 | 181 | 113 | 248 | 240 | 86 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:57AM2.70m | 7:15PM2.84m | 7:31AM2.68m | 7:49PM2.85m | 8:05AM2.63m | 8:25PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM0.47m | 12:59PM0.44m | 1:23AM0.47m | 1:33PM0.46m | 2:00AM0.50m | 2:07PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | NNE 8 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | N 7 | W 17 | WSW 9 |
 kJ | 454 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 723 | 628 | 522 | 426 | 302 | 291 | 297 | 245 | 225 | 214 | 6 | 240 | 226 | 180 | 181 | 113 | 1 | 6 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | ESE 5 | SE 4 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 3 | N 8 | N 8 | W 15 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 4 | N 7 | N 7 | W 18 | N 7 | W 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 9 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 19 | W 18 | — | — | N 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 2 | — | — | ESE 3 | — | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 531 | 636 | 743 | 755 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 245 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 248 | 240 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 168 | 168 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 50 | 319 | 50 | 390 | 390 | 6 |
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