Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 28 Mar 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
8.5° 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 10AM is: 7.0m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)23ft (7.0m)16s
Afternoon (28 Mar)20ft (6.0m)14s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
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0
0
0
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0
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0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
8
WNW
8
WNW
7
NW
6.5
NW
6
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
W
4.5
W
5
WNW
7
WNW
8
WNW
8
WNW
7.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
7
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
5.5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616151414131212111112141616161717171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3162131387248131840413798982466734865383541745204767319402300203151830503316142968225831207101677714277107709567
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
20
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
W
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
SW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:41AM
2.47
3:24PM
2.26
3:45AM
2.73
4:15PM
2.48
4:31AM
2.96
4:55PM
2.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.77
9:16PM
0.76
10:06AM
0.52
10:07PM
0.50
10:47AM
0.30
10:48PM
0.29
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tue
31
Sunrise--6:11-------6:09-------6:07-----
Sunset-----6:57-------6:59-------7:00--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111111---23--1--1-------
Temp. °C6566777677998777778887910
Feels °C (?)-5-7-5-5-2-1200-3-1-1-4-4-3-3-3-2-1-10155
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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