Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
16.7°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 1AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (28 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
SSE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
18
8
7
4
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
7
7
3
8
9
7
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNW
25
NW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM3.78m
12:34PM3.47m
00:42AM3.90m
1:08PM3.55m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.49m
6:06AM0.22m
6:11PM0.34m
6:40AM0.07m
6:46PM0.25m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:23
8:22
 mm
1
2
4
5
5
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
6
7
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
20
19
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
18
20
18
16
16
17
15
13
12
12
10
11
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