Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donabate sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 12PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)7ft (2.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
1
S
4
2.1
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
2.3
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.8
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
1
SW
4
1
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
36
310
241
207
219
512
702
339
88
81
40
33
34
34
21
24
35
32
15
14
9
12
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM3.77m
11:17PM3.91m
11:42AM3.83m
00:01AM3.91m
12:23PM3.83m
Low Tide
4:37AM-0.02m
4:54PM0.11m
5:17AM-0.06m
5:36PM0.00m
5:58AM-0.00m
6:19PM-0.01m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
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4
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Temp °C
10
11
14
16
17
16
16
15
11
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
12
13
13
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
5
5
6
11
11
10
8
7
4
0
1
4
2
3
2
1
4
6
8
9
12
11
12
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