Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 24 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Afternoon (24 Jan)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (24 Jan)8ft (2.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
1.9
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.6
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)151416161515141413181616141413131212121212141616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)172214923277328726271885148411588067272084174513361048757543420287233229225105524652855
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
3.48
9:31PM
2.91
9:47AM
3.28
10:22PM
2.79
10:41AM
3.06
11:26PM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
0.46
3:17AM
0.65
4:03PM
0.61
4:10AM
0.85
5:00PM
0.78
5:20AM
1.03
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise8:34-------8:33-------8:32-------
Sunset--4:53-------4:55-------4:58-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--1222---------35-----
Temp. °C777676677777776776654323
Feels °C (?)111000-20123222010-1110-1-2-1
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