Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donabate today (27 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)--
Afternoon (27 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (27 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 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)
1.1
ENE
6
0.1
S
18
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
6
41
53
13
10
15
34
59
37
13
15
14
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:02PM3.23m
10:14AM3.32m
10:44PM3.33m
10:59AM3.35m
11:21PM3.42m
11:41AM3.38m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.60m
3:47AM0.78m
4:10PM0.58m
4:31AM0.66m
4:50PM0.57m
5:12AM0.55m
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:35
9:37
9:37
9:38
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
18
17
15
13
14
16
19
18
16
15
13
13
15
17
19
18
16
15
14
13
15
17
11
14
18
17
13
10
10
10
15
15
12
12
9
9
11
14
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
5
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
4
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
55
6
6
57
47
33
15
9
5
1
14
9
7
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
1
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.7
SSE
4
1
SSE
4
1.2
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
5
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
W
2
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
Energy kJ
77
41
53
13
10
15
34
59
37
13
15
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
186
186
186
188
212
220
266
365
367
641
354
349
367
225
223
293
223
223
181
181
181
182
182
181
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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