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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | |
97 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 239 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:11PM3.81m | 2:25AM3.87m | 3:07PM3.63m | 3:19AM3.78m | 4:07PM3.42m | 4:17AM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM-0.11m | 7:53PM0.23m | 8:23AM-0.02m | 8:43PM0.44m | 9:19AM0.14m | 9:36PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | 9:28 |
— | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 |
 kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 80 | 40 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 97 | 94 | 94 | 89 | 239 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 29 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 50 | 59 | 62 | 34 | 23 | 19 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 193 | 189 | 181 | 193 | 181 | 195 | 195 | 223 | 186 | 205 | 181 | 177 | 181 | 185 | 193 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 130 | 151 | 151 | 181 | 151 |
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