Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 8AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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)
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
2
6
108
115
21
13
8
4
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:47AM4.01m
2:11PM3.65m
2:25AM3.80m
2:45PM3.51m
3:04AM3.55m
3:21PM3.33m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.00m
7:56PM0.19m
8:21AM0.26m
8:35PM0.38m
8:59AM0.57m
9:17PM0.63m
cloud
clear
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clear
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rain showers
light rain
light rain
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:40
7:38
 mm
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
21
22
16
18
16
13
13
13
16
18
16
13
11
13
14
13
15
17
15
15
Feels °C
17
17
17
17
19
20
14
16
13
9
7
7
9
12
11
8
5
8
8
8
11
12
12
10
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