Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Donabate today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 1PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.9
S
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
31
91
126
75
42
19
12
5
5
2
2
5
3
2
2
2
5
5
6
9
7
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
SSW
20
SW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:40AM3.44m
4:02PM3.31m
4:45AM3.20m
5:10PM3.16m
6:05AM3.02m
6:30PM3.12m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.63m
10:03PM0.60m
10:33AM0.91m
11:13PM0.80m
11:46AM1.11m
cloud
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Temp °C
15
15
17
18
17
14
12
10
10
9
10
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
10
11
8
6
6
5
7
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
12
14
16
16
15
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