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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 23 Jan 2026 IST
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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
7.9° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 12AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)--
Afternoon (24 Jan)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (24 Jan)8ft (2.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 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 (?)
2.2
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
1.9
SE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.4
SSE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
SE
1.7
SE
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)7777777788876666618555566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)430455508570822833811870103814661530405197181170156108103758298119171297
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
40
E
45
E
45
E
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
60
ESE
70
ESE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
3.76
2:47AM
3.29
2:52PM
3.63
3:31AM
3.20
3:37PM
3.46
4:22AM
3.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:17PM
0.21
8:25AM
0.56
9:01PM
0.33
9:13AM
0.71
9:51PM
0.52
10:09AM
0.87
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise------8:22-------8:21-------8:18-
Sunset4:49-------4:50-------4:52-------
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rain showers
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light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1-11--2124---------1--
Temp. °C888888777778777888877777
Feels °C (?)-1-1-2-2-3-3-4-4-4-6-72120122210-2-2-3
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