Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 21 May 2026 IST
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Donabate surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donabate sea temperature is
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (21 May)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
41
30
102
27
47
53
37
36
39
32
24
33
36
34
22
21
6
4
4
7
4
4
5
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
3:19AM3.78m
4:07PM3.42m
4:17AM3.67m
5:09PM3.23m
5:17AM3.54m
6:13PM3.09m
Low Tide
9:19AM0.14m
9:36PM0.66m
10:20AM0.33m
10:35PM0.87m
11:27AM0.49m
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:30
2
Temp °C
13
12
15
16
17
19
17
15
14
13
13
15
18
19
18
17
15
14
13
15
15
17
18
18
9
9
13
13
15
15
12
10
9
10
10
12
15
15
15
14
13
13
11
15
12
15
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.8
SSE
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
34
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
10
6
3
1
4
1
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
4
3
1
1
2
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
0.7
SSE
6
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.3
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
31
41
30
102
27
47
53
37
36
39
32
24
33
36
34
22
21
7
3
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
181
195
181
181
189
181
222
182
186
164
151
185
130
130
130
181
181
130
130
181
130
130
130
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
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