Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.3° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 4AM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (26 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1.9
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
7
7
5
3
13
35
34
26
34
75
233
200
100
63
26
16
8
4
4
2
5
10
7
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
SSE
40
SSE
25
SSE
35
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:33PM3.78m
12:01PM3.58m
00:08AM3.90m
12:35PM3.69m
00:44AM3.96m
1:10PM3.74m
Low Tide
5:33AM0.11m
5:43PM0.28m
6:08AM-0.04m
6:19PM0.15m
6:43AM-0.09m
6:57PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
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7:12
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
14
17
19
17
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
13
11
10
9
10
12
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
8
6
8
10
13
14
13
11
10
10
8
6
10
7
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
10
10
9
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