Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.7° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 5PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
115
111
59
33
21
14
14
10
9
7
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:57PM3.63m
2:39AM3.44m
2:54PM3.50m
3:46AM3.21m
4:01PM3.38m
Low Tide
7:28AM0.37m
7:57PM0.22m
8:20AM0.63m
8:56PM0.42m
9:19AM0.88m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
Feels °C
5
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
8
6
5
5
5
6
7
5
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