Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
14.4°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 12PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (19 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
1
NE
4
1.2
ENE
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
SE
4
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.4
SSE
5
1.6
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.9
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
9
36
74
51
34
18
64
69
42
28
19
8
22
36
98
163
86
38
11
5
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
ENE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
5
SSE
25
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17AM2.66m
6:38PM2.89m
7:30AM2.67m
7:46PM2.97m
8:34AM2.80m
8:44PM3.12m
Low Tide
11:58AM1.44m
1:01AM1.25m
1:19PM1.39m
2:11AM1.09m
2:23PM1.22m
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mod rain
light rain
clear
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7:58
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6:17
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1
2
3
5
6
1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
7
9
8
7
Feels °C
6
5
3
7
7
8
7
6
7
6
8
7
8
7
7
7
6
10
5
-4
0
1
2
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