Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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go to donabate beach,park at the hotel and get straight in to the right of the tower DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Alternative name donabate
Wave qualitySloppy
ExperienceBeginners wave
FrequencySometimes break
TypeBeach-break
DirectionRight and left
BottomSandy
PowerOrdinary
Normal lengthShort (< 50m)
Good day lengthLong (150 to 300 m)
Good swell directionSouthWest, South, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorth, NorthWest
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.0m-1.5m / 3ft-5ft and holds up to 3m+ / 10ft+
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementRising tide
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
- Rips / undertow
- Pollution
grand safe beginners beach,needs a s/sw swell to get going, picks up good southerly wind swells, best from sept to april many sandbars all along the beach can have a nice left to the right of the tower at the rocks
Atmosphere
very good beginner beach ok if you cant get to the west coast
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By Anonymous , 08-07-2010
Donabate - Not Much Surf here, a nice south west gale forces some chop but not much else!!