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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 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
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 909 | 2062 | 3428 | 1697 | 799 | 186 | 116 | 84 | 41 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 27 | 46 | 160 | 334 | 423 | 572 | 528 | 434 | 219 | 119 | 58 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:26PM 3.83 | 3:14AM 3.30 | 3:20PM 3.67 | 4:10AM 3.11 | 4:15PM 3.49 | 5:08AM 2.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:48AM 0.51 | 8:29PM 0.18 | 8:39AM 0.72 | 9:26PM 0.40 | 9:35AM 0.93 | 10:27PM 0.60 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 3 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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