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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 18 May 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 6AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (18 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 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 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 29 | 118 | 309 | 222 | 122 | 77 | 69 | 83 | 76 | 60 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 25 | 56 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:47AM3.90m | 1:16PM3.91m | 1:35AM3.91m | 2:11PM3.81m | 2:25AM3.87m | 3:07PM3.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM-0.10m | 7:05PM0.07m | 7:32AM-0.11m | 7:53PM0.23m | 8:23AM-0.02m | 8:43PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | S 18 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 6 | — | S 16 |
 kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 34 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 25 | — | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SSE 8 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | S 5 | S 5 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 19 | 29 | 118 | 309 | 222 | 122 | 77 | 69 | 83 | 76 | 60 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 13 | 1 | 56 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 195 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 181 | 186 | 181 | 193 | 181 | 181 | 181 | 208 | 193 | 193 | 218 | 186 | 181 | 181 | 193 | 482 | 195 | 223 | 193 | 181 |
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