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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 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
10.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 3PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 |
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 kJ (?) | 24 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 26 | 129 | 352 | 555 | 522 | 1090 | 188 | 123 | 45 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:00AM 3.01 | 8:12PM 3.08 | 8:48AM 3.12 | 9:05PM 3.13 | 9:32AM 3.24 | 9:52PM 3.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:53PM 1.06 | 2:18AM 0.84 | 2:43PM 0.93 | 3:03AM 0.80 | 3:27PM 0.79 | 3:44AM 0.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:34 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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