Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
17.1° C
1.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.6
WNW
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
WNW
3
0.1
N
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
11
17
53
13
7
4
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:05PM3.22m
4:12AM3.45m
4:51PM3.13m
5:03AM3.29m
5:46PM3.05m
Low Tide
9:36AM0.37m
9:47PM0.68m
10:21AM0.53m
10:38PM0.84m
11:15AM0.72m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:45
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:14
9:12
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
19
21
21
20
16
14
13
13
14
17
17
17
14
11
10
10
14
16
19
18
16
Feels °C
18
20
20
18
13
10
7
7
7
10
9
11
8
5
4
5
9
11
15
15
13
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