Donabate surf break

Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 04 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
11.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donabate today?

The current surf forecast for Donabate at 2PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)--
Evening (04 May)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 AM
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)
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
5
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
E
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:28AM3.57m
1:53PM3.45m
2:03AM3.49m
2:32PM3.31m
2:42AM3.39m
3:14PM3.13m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.37m
7:40PM0.60m
8:03AM0.50m
8:17PM0.76m
8:43AM0.66m
8:55PM0.92m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:45
5:43
5:41
5:39
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8:58
9:00
9:01
9:02
Temp °C
10
9
10
10
11
12
10
10
8
8
10
10
11
10
9
6
4
4
7
10
9
10
10
10
6
6
7
7
9
10
7
8
5
4
6
6
9
7
6
2
0
0
3
8
4
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
1
10
19
15
4
4
12
12
7
7
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
Energy kJ
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
7
5
3
2
1
1
5
25
42
24
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
303
204
204
224
378
379
213
195
204
262
224
224
560
538
204
188
193
204
181
193
195
196
186
186
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
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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