Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 15 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
8.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (15 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (15 Mar)21ft (6.5m)19s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WNW
2.1
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
4.5
W
5.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
WNW
5.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
W
3.5
WNW
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
Period(s) (?)131210111214191919181817171616151414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1009127713742965544912098296872968726857217141764913280998571185361391231542510223220291971192216331415
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
30
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53PM
2.64
4:07AM
3.14
4:30PM
2.91
4:41AM
3.44
5:04PM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:51AM
0.93
9:48PM
0.86
10:25AM
0.63
10:23PM
0.60
10:56AM
0.33
10:56PM
0.36
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
Sunrise--6:48-------6:46-------6:43-----
Sunset-----6:35-------6:37-------6:38--
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11-1122111-3--------2321
Temp. °C78765545667811111111111111129877
Feels °C (?)21-2-4-5-5-6-4-3-123465443357656
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