- Forecast
- Maps
- Live
- Weather State
- Spot Information
Surf Forecasts:
Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 03 May 2026 ISTForecast 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 1PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (03 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
125 | 120 | 145 | 151 | 128 | 127 | 119 | 73 | 83 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 45 | 59 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 120 | 115 | 106 | 90 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:25AM3.25m | 7:42PM3.39m | 7:57AM3.11m | 8:15PM3.30m | 8:31AM2.94m | 8:50PM3.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM0.36m | 1:46AM0.44m | 1:53PM0.47m | 2:21AM0.57m | 2:25PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | |  | | |  |  | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | 9:15 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
 kJ | 125 | 120 | 145 | 151 | 128 | 127 | 119 | 73 | 83 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 45 | 59 | 46 | 45 | 56 | 55 | 59 | 57 | 120 | 115 | 106 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | NW 7 | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 22 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 197 | 197 | 406 | 406 | 84 | 138 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 168 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rossnowlagh surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest