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Five Finger Strand surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 24 Apr 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
10.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


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 Friday (Apr 25) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 14s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Five Finger Strand in the next 12 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Apr 25) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Apr 25) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (IST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 1AM (Fri 25th Apr)4.5ft (1.4m) 14s
Best Surf 7PM (Fri 25th Apr)5.5ft (1.7m) 13s
Most Powerful 4PM (Fri 25th Apr)5.5ft (1.7m) 13s

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

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Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
PMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
NW
0.5
WNW
0.5
WNW
1.1
N
1.4
N
Period(s) (?)111413131312121211109910101010111010912121211111212111110101110956
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1607978911006865657472628584450440281231205143742061401298886242521373260136955856313231565062125
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
30
S
25
S
10
SW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
5
SE
10
ESE
15
E
5
SE
5
ESE
15
E
5
NE
20
N
20
N
10
ESE
10
E
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
2.49
4:57AM
2.98
5:26PM
2.76
5:40AM
3.23
6:07PM
2.99
6:23AM
3.39
6:48PM
3.17
7:06AM
3.43
7:29PM
3.26
7:50AM
3.34
8:11PM
3.25
8:34AM
3.14
8:55PM
3.15
9:22AM
2.86
9:43PM
2.97
10:14AM
2.55
10:40PM
2.74
11:16AM
2.25
11:52PM
2.53
12:39PM
2.04
1:21AM
2.41
2:15PM
2.00
2:47AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.46
11:14AM
0.16
11:20PM
0.20
11:55AM
-0.06
12:04AM
-0.01
12:35PM
-0.18
12:48AM
-0.14
1:16PM
-0.19
1:33AM
-0.17
1:56PM
-0.09
2:19AM
-0.08
2:39PM
0.10
3:08AM
0.12
3:23PM
0.34
4:01AM
0.39
4:13PM
0.59
5:05AM
0.67
5:14PM
0.82
6:25AM
0.88
6:32PM
0.97
7:59AM
0.94
8:02PM
0.99
9:18AM
0.86
Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tue
06
Sunrise--6:01--6:00--5:58--5:56--5:52--5:50--5:48--5:47--5:45--5:41--5:39--5:37
Sunset8:51--8:52--8:54--8:57--8:59--9:00--9:02--9:05--9:06--9:07--9:09--9:12--
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Rain (mm)
-7332--133--------------------------
Temp. °C141010101014161313131316171516171618191719191310121110109910910101010
Feels °C (?)8444711139911121415141415151617171717116987533544466

Short Range Forecast: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sat afternoon).

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

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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).

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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.

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