Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 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 (19 Aug):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 10PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)--
Afternoon (19 Aug)--
Evening (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0.3
WSW
2
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
4
0.5
NW
3
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.7
NE
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.5
NNE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
5
5
5
1
0
4
4
4
0
1
1
0
4
4
0
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM3.09m
5:12AM3.09m
5:40PM2.93m
6:12AM2.87m
6:44PM2.82m
Low Tide
10:41PM0.94m
11:13AM1.08m
11:42PM1.18m
12:18PM1.31m
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:43
8:39
 mm
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
12
11
10
11
13
15
15
15
12
Feels °C
14
14
11
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
6
6
5
6
8
11
11
12
7
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