Donabate Surf Break

Lat Long: 53.48° N 6.12° W

Donabate 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donabate sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 2PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.6
SW
3
1.4
SSE
5
2.2
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.6
SSW
3
1.1
S
4
2.5
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
9
2
SSE
6
2.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
93
423
267
60
125
36
52
31
36
22
10
9
9
8
8
46
572
403
408
309
905
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
55
W
55
W
50
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
S
40
S
45
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
45
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49AM3.45m
10:55PM3.68m
11:27AM3.63m
11:36PM3.82m
12:04PM3.77m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.33m
4:35PM0.51m
4:59AM0.12m
5:14PM0.28m
5:37AM-0.02m
5:54PM0.11m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
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7:08
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8:10
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6:08
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5:07
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6:05
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 mm
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2
5
4
1
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3
4
1
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1
Temp °C
8
10
11
14
14
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
9
9
10
11
14
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
3
4
3
6
5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-3
-3
-1
1
1
3
3
4
3
6
10
9
9
10
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