Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.0° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6PM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
1
1
0
4
5
3
7
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:23PM2.81m
8:13AM2.69m
8:37PM2.94m
9:18AM2.83m
9:34PM3.16m
Low Tide
12:52PM1.47m
1:49AM1.31m
2:12PM1.37m
2:57AM1.13m
3:09PM1.16m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:25
7:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
16
15
16
16
16
16
17
21
22
22
21
18
18
18
17
19
18
19
18
Feels °C
8
10
14
12
13
13
14
15
15
20
21
22
21
17
18
18
17
19
17
19
18
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