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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 02 May 2026 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
11.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 8AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | |
6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:23AM3.60m | 12:40PM3.62m | 00:55AM3.61m | 1:16PM3.56m | 1:28AM3.57m | 1:53PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.31m | 6:30PM0.35m | 6:49AM0.31m | 7:05PM0.46m | 7:25AM0.37m | 7:40PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
 kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 8 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 204 | 184 | 184 | 196 | 193 | 193 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 224 | 218 | 204 | 215 | 375 | 368 | 213 | 213 |
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