Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
17.3° C
1.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 3AM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.9
SW
4
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
7
17
28
23
4
5
3
8
6
24
23
26
59
73
92
20
15
24
11
7
4
2
1
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NE
20
E
20
SE
25
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
W
35
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:54AM3.72m
3:25PM3.29m
3:30AM3.60m
4:05PM3.22m
4:12AM3.45m
4:51PM3.13m
Low Tide
8:56AM0.25m
9:03PM0.55m
9:36AM0.37m
9:47PM0.68m
10:21AM0.53m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:15
9:14
 mm
3
4
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
15
16
15
16
19
20
20
20
18
16
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
14
12
14
18
17
16
18
16
11
10
8
7
8
6
6
8
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