Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 5PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (21 Sep)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.5
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
6
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
S
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:13AM2.69m
8:37PM2.94m
9:18AM2.83m
9:34PM3.16m
10:08AM3.02m
Low Tide
2:12PM1.37m
2:57AM1.13m
3:09PM1.16m
3:45AM0.87m
3:53PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:25
7:23
7:22
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
17
21
22
22
20
19
19
17
18
20
20
20
18
15
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
16
20
21
21
21
20
18
16
18
19
18
20
17
13
11
8
8
10
12
13
13
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