Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 3AM is: 0.3m 2s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (24 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
0
0
1
3
7
15
30
28
52
31
7
6
5
5
1
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:18PM3.39m
10:49AM3.22m
10:57PM3.60m
11:26AM3.42m
Low Tide
3:53PM0.92m
4:24AM0.59m
4:31PM0.68m
4:59AM0.33m
5:07PM0.46m
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part cloud
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clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:22
7:19
7:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
17
18
18
17
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
13
14
15
14
11
10
10
11
11
12
10
9
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