Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 4PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
S
15
0.6
S
7
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
10
5
38
8
8
11
11
13
25
61
85
75
91
98
81
77
103
85
70
34
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:23PM3.83m
00:49AM3.83m
1:07PM3.75m
1:41AM3.66m
1:57PM3.63m
Low Tide
6:19PM-0.01m
6:42AM0.15m
7:06PM0.06m
7:28AM0.37m
7:57PM0.22m
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7:13
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7:18
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Temp °C
13
13
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
8
9
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