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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 12PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 6 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | |
18 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 64 | 56 | 39 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:25AM3.87m | 3:07PM3.63m | 3:19AM3.78m | 4:07PM3.42m | 4:17AM3.67m | 5:09PM3.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM-0.02m | 8:43PM0.44m | 9:19AM0.14m | 9:36PM0.66m | 10:20AM0.33m | 10:35PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | 9:30 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 4 |
 kJ | 18 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 17 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 3 | — | 9 | 28 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 64 | 56 | 39 | 26 | 32 | 29 | 23 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 38 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 193 | 321 | 223 | 205 | 181 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 193 | 193 | 181 | 181 | 222 | 182 | 151 | 186 | 151 | 193 | 130 | 225 | 164 | 164 | 181 |
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