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Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rossnowlagh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rossnowlagh sea temperature is
11.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
813 | 938 | 926 | 867 | 822 | 697 | 752 | 534 | 482 | 390 | 356 | 350 | 313 | 250 | 242 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 161 | 123 | 118 | 149 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:37PM3.20m | 5:45AM3.42m | 6:10PM3.33m | 6:19AM3.40m | 6:41PM3.41m | 6:52AM3.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.51m | 11:53AM0.25m | 00:06AM0.41m | 12:23PM0.24m | 00:39AM0.36m | 12:52PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 813 | 938 | 926 | 867 | 822 | 697 | 752 | 534 | 482 | 390 | 356 | 350 | 313 | 250 | 242 | 193 | 170 | 167 | 130 | 161 | 123 | 118 | 149 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 134 | 123 | 89 | 59 | 61 | 64 | — | 32 | 24 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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