Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 10AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
5
0.5
NW
3
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
28
63
87
91
106
112
101
146
146
102
50
26
12
11
5
6
3
2
0
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:58AM3.63m
2:09PM3.54m
2:36AM3.42m
2:46PM3.38m
3:18AM3.19m
3:29PM3.20m
Low Tide
7:49AM0.43m
8:09PM0.39m
8:26AM0.68m
8:49PM0.61m
9:05AM0.93m
9:33PM0.86m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
12
13
12
11
9
8
8
8
11
13
11
10
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
11
7
9
8
7
5
3
3
3
5
7
6
6
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