Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donabate sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.1° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
148
213
190
94
45
30
30
18
11
11
12
26
52
75
99
117
108
126
117
112
60
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:24PM3.63m
2:47AM3.67m
3:08PM3.48m
3:40AM3.44m
4:02PM3.31m
Low Tide
8:01AM0.11m
8:19PM0.20m
8:45AM0.34m
9:07PM0.38m
9:34AM0.63m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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7:22
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7:24
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7:26
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7:04
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7:01
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6
Temp °C
15
16
17
15
14
12
11
11
12
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
18
16
16
13
Feels °C
9
9
11
11
10
8
7
7
8
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
12
11
13
10
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