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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 3PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 471 | 528 | 482 | 604 | 96 | 58 | 33 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 31 | 63 | 121 | 147 | 181 | 163 | 132 | 151 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:15PM 3.49 | 5:08AM 2.97 | 5:12PM 3.31 | 6:07AM 2.92 | 6:12PM 3.17 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:35AM 0.93 | 10:27PM 0.60 | 10:38AM 1.09 | 11:31PM 0.75 | 11:46AM 1.16 | 12:33AM 0.83 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
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