Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
17.1° C
1.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 11AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
2
4
10
7
4
4
3
3
6
7
5
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
0
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
0
S
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:07AM3.50m
11:22PM3.84m
12:00PM3.66m
00:10AM4.07m
12:46PM3.75m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.32m
4:46PM0.43m
5:19AM0.02m
5:33PM0.24m
6:07AM-0.20m
6:18PM0.12m
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clear
cloud
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cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:58
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9:01
9:00
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
17
22
24
22
20
19
18
20
22
23
24
23
21
20
19
21
22
23
22
21
Feels °C
12
12
13
14
17
20
20
19
18
17
19
20
21
23
24
21
20
20
22
23
24
22
22
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