Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
14.9°C
1.0° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 5AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
5
1.5
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
S
13
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
6
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
165
57
29
11
9
6
6
3
7
28
63
92
123
137
125
109
146
130
338
59
35
20
11
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:21AM3.79m
1:36PM3.66m
1:58AM3.63m
2:09PM3.54m
2:36AM3.42m
2:46PM3.38m
Low Tide
7:13AM0.21m
7:31PM0.22m
7:49AM0.43m
8:09PM0.39m
8:26AM0.68m
8:49PM0.61m
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light rain
light rain
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clear
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Temp °C
18
17
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
12
11
11
11
Feels °C
13
11
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
7
7
9
9
9
8
9
10
9
12
8
6
8
7
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