Five Finger Strand Surf Forecast

/ Donegal (44 surf breaks) /

Ireland (149 surf breaks)

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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 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 16.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Five Finger Strand this week:

The surf forecast for Five Finger Strand over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 21) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Five Finger Strand in the next 12 days are 4.0m 19s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 26) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Monday (Aug 25) at 10PM.

Wave Type	Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	10PM (Thu 21st Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m) 13s
Best Surf	4AM (Tue 26th Aug)	11ft (3.5m) 20s
Most Powerful	7AM (Tue 26th Aug)	13ft (4.0m) 19s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Five Finger Strand over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	4	!	!	4
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	W
Period(s) (?)	7	7	6	6	14	13	11	11	10	9	9	18	8	8	11	10	26	21	18	17	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	19	19	9	15	28	116	174	158	107	61	42	53	57	103	243	308	425	4300	10039	6667	4527
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ESE	NNE	N	NW	N	N	ESE	SSE	E	SSE	S	NNE	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	glass	glass	cross	glass	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		5:24PM 2.76		5:51AM 2.59	6:10PM 3.00		6:32AM 2.73	6:50PM 3.17		7:08AM 2.83		7:26PM 3.27	7:42AM 2.87		7:59PM 3.28	8:13AM 2.87		8:30PM 3.22	8:42AM 2.82		8:59PM 3.08
Low Tide / height (m)	10:57AM 0.68		11:39PM 0.50	11:46AM 0.45		12:24AM 0.31	12:27PM 0.25		1:02AM 0.17		1:04PM 0.11	1:37AM 0.09		1:38PM 0.04	2:09AM 0.09		2:10PM 0.05	2:40AM 0.15		2:42PM 0.13	3:10AM 0.27

	Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25			Tuesday 26
Sunrise	6:11	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:16	-	-	6:18	-	-	6:20	-	-	6:22	-	-
Sunset	-	8:52	-	-	8:51	-	-	8:47	-	-	8:45	-	-	8:43	-	-	8:40	-	-	8:37	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	16	16	14	16	15	13	15	15	13	18	19	18	20	20	17	21	24	17	16	16	14
Feels °C (?)	14	14	13	16	14	13	13	13	12	18	19	18	21	21	18	16	20	14	13	12	11

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Donegal

Wind Update The wind is still offshore at Five Finger Strand (light winds from the E at Malin Head 4 km from Five Finger Strand). 0.4m 6s windswell from the NNW with a 0.2m 7s swell from the WNW and a 0.1m 9s swell, also from the WNW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Information about the Five Finger Strand Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Five Finger Strand provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Five Finger Strand can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Five Finger Strand surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Five Finger Strand) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Five Finger Strand may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Five Finger Strand is 5 km (3 miles) from the city of Malin Head. If you plan a holiday in Donegal, look for hotels and other accommodation in Malin Head. Malin Head has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.