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Donabate surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
10.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Donabate today?
The current surf forecast for Donabate at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 20s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Donabate. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 42 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 49 | 85 | 129 | 124 | 124 | 193 | 226 | 290 | 320 | 402 | 432 | 456 | 526 | 709 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:08AM 2.97 | 5:12PM 3.31 | 6:07AM 2.92 | 6:12PM 3.17 | 7:05AM 2.94 | 7:13PM 3.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:38AM 1.09 | 11:31PM 0.75 | 11:46AM 1.16 | 12:33AM 0.83 | 12:54PM 1.15 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:04 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
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