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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 22 May 2026 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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 8AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (22 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 10 | S 14 | S 4 | S 4 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 4 | S 14 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | |
33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:17AM3.67m | 5:09PM3.23m | 5:17AM3.54m | 6:13PM3.09m | 6:21AM3.44m | 7:18PM3.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.33m | 10:35PM0.87m | 11:27AM0.49m | 11:41PM1.01m | 12:37PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 14 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 10 | — | S 14 | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 33 | 35 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 37 | 39 | 23 | 28 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 164 | 151 | 193 | 130 | 130 | 183 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 181 | 181 | 130 | 130 | 193 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 189 | 193 | 181 | 181 |
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