Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 9AM is: 0.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (05 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
S
15
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
S
4
0.7
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
10
25
39
49
82
94
126
74
39
21
10
5
8
8
6
6
11
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
10
SW
20
SSE
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM3.06m
6:39PM3.01m
7:29AM3.00m
8:03PM3.10m
8:54AM3.09m
9:17PM3.33m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.91m
12:01PM1.03m
00:44AM0.98m
1:24PM1.08m
2:10AM0.85m
2:40PM0.94m
clear
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clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
17
17
17
15
15
16
15
17
19
19
20
17
15
13
13
15
16
17
16
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
15
14
15
11
12
13
11
12
14
15
17
14
11
9
9
9
9
10
9
7
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