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Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 IST
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Donabate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donabate sea temperature is
8.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.1
S
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.5
S
1.2
SSE
2
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)5161211111512151115151581414993567888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)606361212565588414422463289716921696575
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
40
S
50
S
55
SSE
45
SSE
40
S
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
3.21
3:34PM
3.58
4:15AM
3.05
4:22PM
3.32
5:04AM
2.93
5:15PM
3.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
0.28
8:59AM
0.73
9:42PM
0.54
9:51AM
0.95
10:34PM
0.79
10:50AM
1.13
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:37-------8:36-------8:36---
Sunset------4:24-------4:27-------4:28-
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
21----------------1--1-1
Temp. °C554434532233345667899101112
Feels °C (?)-2-2-3-2-3-2-1-3-4-4-3-4-4-10200-1-1-2143
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