Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 7AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)5ft (1.5m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (29 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
1.2
SE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.7
ESE
6
1.8
ESE
6
2.2
SE
6
2.5
SE
7
2
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
23
60
148
188
230
363
550
417
209
111
90
172
158
111
55
30
18
18
11
11
22
45
73
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SSE
55
SSE
30
S
20
S
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:21AM3.94m
1:46PM3.72m
2:01AM3.84m
2:24PM3.63m
2:47AM3.67m
3:08PM3.48m
Low Tide
7:21AM-0.04m
7:37PM0.10m
8:01AM0.11m
8:19PM0.20m
8:45AM0.34m
9:07PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
7:20
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:22
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:24
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:04
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:01
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
16
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
15
14
12
11
12
13
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
8
8
7
9
10
10
9
12
12
9
7
9
11
10
11
9
8
9
9
11
12
10
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Donabate surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest