Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (29 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
22
61
82
88
88
95
115
131
131
106
73
34
22
11
10
12
8
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
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
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
High Tide
1:07PM3.75m
1:41AM3.66m
1:57PM3.63m
2:39AM3.44m
2:54PM3.50m
Low Tide
6:42AM0.15m
7:06PM0.06m
7:28AM0.37m
7:57PM0.22m
8:20AM0.63m
8:56PM0.42m
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
13
10
9
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