Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 1AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (29 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (29 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
1
6
7
8
8
3
3
2
19
28
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SE
10
WSW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:42AM3.90m
1:08PM3.55m
1:15AM3.94m
1:42PM3.58m
Low Tide
6:11PM0.34m
6:40AM0.07m
6:46PM0.25m
7:14AM0.00m
7:21PM0.22m
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:23
8:22
8:20
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
15
17
17
15
Feels °C
19
19
15
13
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
12
12
13
15
12
14
16
14
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