Rossnowlagh Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.57° N 8.23° W

Rossnowlagh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rossnowlagh sea temperature is
16.1° C
1.3° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
0.8
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
98
96
70
66
61
58
57
56
36
49
49
49
68
94
109
104
85
83
64
64
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:13PM4.06m
7:38AM3.43m
7:54PM4.09m
8:18AM3.41m
8:33PM3.97m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.07m
1:27AM-0.11m
1:27PM0.01m
2:07AM-0.08m
2:06PM0.05m
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clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:09
9:07
9:05
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
21
18
17
16
14
15
16
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
21
21
22
22
19
17
15
13
13
13
13
14
12
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
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