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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 12AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 4 | S 13 | SSE 4 | S 10 | |
9 | 73 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 3:07PM3.63m | 3:19AM3.78m | 4:07PM3.42m | 4:17AM3.67m | 5:09PM3.23m | 5:17AM3.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.44m | 9:19AM0.14m | 9:36PM0.66m | 10:20AM0.33m | 10:35PM0.87m | 11:27AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 |
 kJ | 9 | 14 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 73 | 14 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 32 | 32 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 47 | 37 | 23 | 21 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 205 | 189 | 177 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 193 | 222 | 126 | 181 | 181 | 151 | 193 | 130 | 222 | 130 | 161 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 181 | 130 |
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