Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 IST
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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 2AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
10 AM
1 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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.1
S
13
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
39
37
28
35
26
30
34
37
35
22
10
13
4
3
2
4
25
27
6
4
4
4
0
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:07PM3.42m
4:17AM3.67m
5:09PM3.23m
5:17AM3.54m
6:13PM3.09m
6:21AM3.44m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.66m
10:20AM0.33m
10:35PM0.87m
11:27AM0.49m
11:41PM1.01m
12:37PM0.59m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
5:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:27
9:28
9:30
9:30
Temp °C
19
17
15
14
12
12
15
18
18
17
16
14
12
12
14
16
18
19
17
15
14
13
14
16
16
13
11
9
9
9
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
10
12
14
15
17
16
13
13
13
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
14
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
3
3
1
4
7
10
6
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
2
3
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.2
S
3
Energy kJ
34
39
37
28
35
26
30
34
37
35
22
10
13
2
2
25
27
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
193
164
182
181
164
151
193
130
130
130
181
181
130
183
182
130
130
193
181
181
181
181
181
189
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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