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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
10.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 5PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | |
167 | 22 | 13 | 58 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:27AM3.63m | 11:52PM3.56m | 12:04PM3.64m | 00:23AM3.60m | 12:40PM3.62m | 00:55AM3.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.26m | 5:35AM0.37m | 5:55PM0.28m | 6:12AM0.31m | 6:30PM0.35m | 6:49AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | 8:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
3 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — |
 kJ | — | 13 | 72 | 39 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 22 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ENE 6 | SE 5 | E 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 167 | 112 | 13 | 58 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 1 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 184 | 181 | 181 | 61 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 193 | 184 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 188 | 184 | 184 | 181 | 184 | 184 |
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