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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 08 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
10.5° 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: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
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) (?) | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 66 | 50 | 36 | 35 | 100 | 73 | 286 | 603 | 1405 | 2223 | 995 | 582 | 136 | 104 | 84 | 50 | 38 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 87 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:35PM 3.94 | 2:19AM 3.52 | 2:26PM 3.83 | 3:14AM 3.30 | 3:20PM 3.67 | 4:10AM 3.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:00AM 0.32 | 7:35PM -0.02 | 7:48AM 0.51 | 8:29PM 0.18 | 8:39AM 0.72 | 9:26PM 0.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
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