Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 18 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
8
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
1.2
S
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
19
29
118
218
136
87
100
66
86
64
64
48
25
17
16
9
15
15
123
31
35
37
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SE
30
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM3.91m
1:35AM3.91m
2:11PM3.81m
2:25AM3.87m
3:07PM3.63m
3:19AM3.78m
Low Tide
7:05PM0.07m
7:32AM-0.11m
7:53PM0.23m
8:23AM-0.02m
8:43PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:20
5:18
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:27
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
12
11
10
11
13
17
17
18
16
15
15
17
6
5
4
4
2
4
6
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
4
6
7
11
13
16
14
11
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
18
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
48
25
17
16
6
15
15
35
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
16
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
5
10
9
9
5
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
1
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.8
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.4
SW
3
1.2
S
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
19
29
118
218
136
87
100
66
86
64
64
5
5
4
3
7
2
123
31
35
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
1
4
1
3
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
181
181
193
181
193
181
181
181
208
193
193
218
186
181
181
195
225
481
186
195
177
181
196
193
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
4
4
1
4
3
1
3
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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