Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.5° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 1AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (13 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
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
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
4
4
5
5
14
31
75
131
263
363
281
167
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
20
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:47PM3.56m
1:17AM3.33m
1:26PM3.45m
1:59AM3.16m
2:09PM3.33m
2:45AM2.98m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.42m
7:01AM0.71m
7:29PM0.58m
7:40AM0.87m
8:12PM0.76m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
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4:32
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Temp °C
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
Feels °C
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
2
2
2
4
6
5
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