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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today (27 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Sat 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 6 | S 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | |
77 | 6 | 41 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 59 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:02PM3.23m | 10:14AM3.32m | 10:44PM3.33m | 10:59AM3.35m | 11:21PM3.42m | 11:41AM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27PM0.60m | 3:47AM0.78m | 4:10PM0.58m | 4:31AM0.66m | 4:50PM0.57m | 5:12AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 |
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Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | — | 55 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 47 | 33 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 14 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | S 18 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | W 2 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 77 | — | 41 | 53 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 34 | 59 | 37 | 13 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 186 | 186 | 186 | 188 | 212 | 220 | 266 | 365 | 367 | 641 | 354 | 349 | 367 | 225 | 223 | 293 | 223 | 223 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 182 | 182 | 181 |
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