Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 IST
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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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 9PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)--
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (17 May)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
13
31
75
195
231
99
65
44
36
46
52
33
23
16
13
19
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SE
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:47AM3.90m
1:16PM3.91m
1:35AM3.91m
2:11PM3.81m
2:25AM3.87m
Low Tide
6:19PM-0.02m
6:43AM-0.10m
7:05PM0.07m
7:32AM-0.11m
7:53PM0.23m
8:23AM-0.02m
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:20
9:22
9:23
9:24
1
2
1
1
2
4
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
7
7
6
9
10
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
14
14
12
12
11
11
11
12
15
6
5
3
3
2
2
6
5
5
5
3
2
5
8
8
9
9
6
6
5
5
6
7
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
4
0.4
SE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.1
SE
16
0.5
S
5
0.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
1
2
5
4
2
13
33
23
10
13
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
5
10
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
2
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
5
5
7
2
1
1
13
31
75
195
231
99
65
44
36
46
52
7
9
16
5
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
3
Distance (km)
350
195
193
193
184
181
130
130
130
130
181
181
181
181
181
181
181
223
222
193
218
195
223
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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