Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 IST
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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
8.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (27 Mar)16ft (5.0m)18s
Evening (27 Mar)16ft (5.0m)16s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
2
W
3
WNW
4.5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
1.8
NW
2
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)111115191817161616161514141313131212111213161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)831987336013191148411484113863135131237310594843263634630333724701077109517862248293642437834946210129
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:19AM
2.77
1:23PM
2.42
1:54AM
2.91
2:48PM
2.59
3:04AM
3.17
3:45PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
1.07
7:22PM
1.20
8:38AM
0.86
8:42PM
0.99
9:36AM
0.59
9:36PM
0.73
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--6:18-------6:16-------6:13-----
Sunset-----6:58-------7:00-------7:01--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C8787766666677776789109888
Feels °C (?)322-2-2-3-3-4-4-3-3-2-112110132100
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