Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm 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 8PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm 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
Friday
17
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
1
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
2.3
WSW
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)991010914131313121212161616151514141313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11392946844651272152632392352851373124223981989190714631099784555347221157
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
S
15
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-------6:31-------6:28-------6:26
Sunset---8:32-------8:35-------8:37----
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
11---42231513111----1121
Temp. °C99101312121291011111199881012121210101011
Feels °C (?)3471099978755222247886656
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