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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 06 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 11PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 80 | 75 | 27 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 92 | 131 | 36 | 18 | 34 | 25 | 68 | 58 | 45 | 36 | 31 | 38 | 33 | 75 | 266 | 510 | 1374 | 2379 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:32AM 3.85 | 12:45PM 3.99 | 1:25AM 3.71 | 1:35PM 3.94 | 2:19AM 3.52 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:53PM -0.18 | 6:13AM 0.16 | 6:43PM -0.14 | 7:00AM 0.32 | 7:35PM -0.02 | 7:48AM 0.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - |
| Sunset | 4:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
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