Donabate (Balcarrick)

Co. Dublin · faces E · exposed ·

Blue FlagGreen Coastsandy beachLifeguards: 11am to 7pm weekends only in June & full time July & AugustToiletsParkingDogs on a lead

Cross-shore wind, small waves.

Scores are estimates from forecasts, not a safety rating. Before you go in

Tides (model): High 01:00 · Low 07:00 · High 14:00 · Low 20:00

Sunrise 07:48 · Sunset 16:29 · UV 1 (low)

Water quality

ExcellentLatest official EPA rating (2025 season) · 2024: Excellent · 2023: Excellent · 2022: Excellent

The EPA rates each bathing season after it ends, using the last four years of samples: the 2026 rating is usually published in spring 2027.

After heavy rain this beach can have short-term pollution. Check for alerts on beaches.ie before swimming, especially in summer.

Source: EPA bathing water data (Donabate, Balcarrick Beach), CC BY 4.0. Water is tested from June to mid-September. Beach profile (PDF)

Hour by hour · Overall · Today

Wind in

Time	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Score	dark	4.4	4.5	4.7	5.0	5.4	5.9	6.0	5.8	5.2	4.9	dark	dark	dark	dark	dark
Wind kn	5	8	8	8	8	10	10	12	12	12	13	12	13	13	12	13
Direction	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Waves at beach m	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6
Swell offshore m · s	0.4 3s	0.4 3s	0.5 3s	0.5 3s	0.6 3s	0.6 4s	0.7 4s	0.8 4s	0.9 4s	1.0 4s	1.0 5s	1.1 5s	1.1 5s	1.1 5s	1.1 5s	1.2 5s
Tide
Water °C	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.5	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4	11.4
Air °C	8	9	9	10	10	11	11	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10
Rain chance %	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Rain mm	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cloud %	100	100	100	100	100	80	0	0	0	100	86	100	55	100	100	100

Highlighted columns: the best 3-hour window; grey columns are before sunrise or after sunset. Tides come from a global model and can be off by up to an hour: check local tide tables before swimming.