Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 9PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)--
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
17
0.6
SW
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
8
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
25
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:27PM3.45m
3:39AM3.67m
4:06PM3.27m
4:22AM3.38m
4:49PM3.09m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.43m
9:38AM0.44m
9:51PM0.68m
10:22AM0.78m
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:46
8:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
16
15
16
18
19
18
16
14
13
13
15
17
19
17
15
Feels °C
17
15
16
16
13
12
12
13
14
14
12
10
8
8
9
11
15
13
11
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