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Five Finger Strand

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Five Finger Strand Surf Photo: '5 Finger Strand, Donegal' by Rob Davies

Issued: 6 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Five Finger Strand sea temperature is

15.5° C

1.2°

Five Finger Strand surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	S	W	N
	9 s	cross	4 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	WSW	W	N
	9 s	cross- on	8 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	WSW	N	NW
	12 s	cross	12 s	9 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SSW	WSW	NNW	NW
	12 s	cross	12 s	8 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	WSW
	12 s	cross	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 5 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	WSW
	11 s	cross	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	SW	WSW
	11 s	cross- on	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WSW	WSW
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W
	10 s	cross- on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	W	W
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	W	WNW
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WNW	WNW	WNW
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 6 June at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	WNW
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 June at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	NW
	10 s	on	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 June at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	W	NW
	9 s	on	8 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 June at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	NW	WNW	W	NNW
	9 s	on	8 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 7 June at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Five Finger Strand around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 57 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 2.2m (7.1 ft). Range 3.97m (13.0 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Photo taken at: 11:12 am 6 Jun 2015