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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 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 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). 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 (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | |
5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 31 | 75 | 195 | 231 | 99 | 65 | 44 | 36 | 46 | 52 | 33 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:47AM3.90m | 1:16PM3.91m | 1:35AM3.91m | 2:11PM3.81m | 2:25AM3.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:19PM-0.02m | 6:43AM-0.10m | 7:05PM0.07m | 7:32AM-0.11m | 7:53PM0.23m | 8:23AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 |
1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 |
6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SE 16 | S 5 | SSE 8 |
 kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | W 2 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | S 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 13 | 31 | 75 | 195 | 231 | 99 | 65 | 44 | 36 | 46 | 52 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 195 | 193 | 193 | 184 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 223 | 222 | 193 | 218 | 195 | 223 | 181 |
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