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Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 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
7.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 11AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)655555555544434444444444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7252928466847957503526161171011787710172612
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
3.43
11:02PM
3.28
11:16AM
3.61
11:41PM
3.37
11:53AM
3.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
0.80
4:32PM
0.63
4:42AM
0.64
5:10PM
0.46
5:17AM
0.51
5:47PM
0.31
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:30-------8:29-------8:27-----
Sunset----4:37-------4:39-------4:40---
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-2---1-----------------
Temp. °C778889888888887777788777
Feels °C (?)222223343333332333344443
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