Rossnowlagh Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.57° N 8.23° W

Rossnowlagh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rossnowlagh sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.8° 

Rossnowlagh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 2PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat morning, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.3
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
WNW
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3344
2618
2121
1836
1888
1575
1351
1242
1212
1432
1897
1881
2184
2340
2405
2284
2160
1805
1513
1251
1018
897
833
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:51AM2.65m
11:20PM2.32m
12:02PM2.45m
00:52AM2.14m
1:49PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:00PM1.23m
5:12AM1.33m
6:33PM1.45m
6:55AM1.47m
8:45PM1.41m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:39
7:37
 mm
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
8
11
11
12
11
10
9
6
6
7
7
6
7
7
6
8
9
10
11
10
10
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