Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.0° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 5PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Evening (18 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.6
E
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
13
29
59
42
7
7
17
24
24
13
8
6
9
24
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:26PM2.91m
6:17AM2.66m
6:38PM2.89m
7:30AM2.67m
7:46PM2.97m
Low Tide
10:44AM1.35m
11:37PM1.25m
11:58AM1.44m
1:01AM1.25m
1:19PM1.39m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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7:54
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7:56
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7:58
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6:22
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6:20
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6:17
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 mm
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1
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Temp °C
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
4
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
6
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