Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 01 May 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 8PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (01 May)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (01 May)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
4 AM
7 AM
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
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
S
4
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
5
15
18
15
6
8
5
3
3
15
24
13
5
2
1
0
0
25
29
20
11
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
5
E
10
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:04PM3.64m
00:23AM3.60m
12:40PM3.62m
00:55AM3.61m
1:16PM3.56m
1:28AM3.57m
Low Tide
5:55PM0.28m
6:12AM0.31m
6:30PM0.35m
6:49AM0.31m
7:05PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:50
5:48
5:47
5:45
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8:52
8:54
8:55
8:58
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
15
15
13
12
10
9
11
12
13
12
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
9
9
9
9
8
12
11
12
12
11
10
8
7
9
7
9
9
7
9
8
6
6
7
4
5
5
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.2
S
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
7
4
2
1
5
3
5
2
1
6
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
4
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.3
NE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
7
5
15
18
15
6
8
5
3
3
15
24
13
1
5
10
25
29
20
11
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
181
181
181
225
181
181
181
181
181
181
184
215
215
217
217
193
184
184
184
184
184
204
195
195
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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