Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.5° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 2AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (15 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (15 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon night, min 2°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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)
1.6
S
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
2
1
SE
4
1.8
SE
5
2.5
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
176
131
87
47
29
11
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
1
28
179
560
262
131
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
ESE
25
SE
40
SE
55
ESE
50
SE
20
SW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:45AM2.98m
2:57PM3.21m
3:38AM2.82m
3:51PM3.10m
4:37AM2.73m
Low Tide
8:12PM0.76m
8:21AM1.03m
9:01PM0.93m
9:09AM1.18m
9:58PM1.05m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
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7:48
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7:50
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7:52
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4:28
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4:25
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4:24
 mm
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1
6
2
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3
6
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
6
4
3
2
2
2
4
6
6
7
9
11
10
Feels °C
2
3
4
7
5
2
1
-2
-3
-4
-4
-3
-2
1
-1
-3
-4
-1
7
4
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