Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.6
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)1010999910109141313131212121616161515141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2351971531491139294684465127212263239239232321124226012502211716431196769
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
SW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise---6:33-------6:31-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:32-------8:35-------8:37
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1--3323811111---1-1
Temp. °C6556891012121212111011129999910121310
Feels °C (?)210024798889766223235687
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