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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | - | - |
| Evening (05 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
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 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
— | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:32PM3.31m | 2:42AM3.39m | 3:14PM3.13m | 3:26AM3.26m | 4:02PM2.95m | 4:16AM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.50m | 8:17PM0.76m | 8:43AM0.66m | 8:55PM0.92m | 9:27AM0.84m | 9:38PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | 9:05 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
 kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 2 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 12 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 224 | 293 | 538 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 193 | 186 | 224 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 208 | 208 | 213 | 195 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 195 |
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