Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
16.7°C
1.1° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
0.6
S
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
S
16
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
4
5
49
40
34
19
11
11
9
5
3
5
13
12
8
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
20
SW
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM3.67m
3:32PM3.36m
3:49AM3.47m
4:20PM3.21m
4:46AM3.25m
5:21PM3.07m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.31m
9:23PM0.52m
9:54AM0.56m
10:16PM0.72m
10:50AM0.83m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:37
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8:13
8:09
8:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
19
22
20
20
18
16
17
17
20
20
15
14
14
14
13
14
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
15
15
12
11
18
20
18
18
14
12
14
14
16
16
12
11
10
9
7
7
10
11
10
8
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