Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (08 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
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)
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
403
309
228
168
171
119
114
57
31
31
30
30
20
19
19
43
16
18
77
88
107
109
112
98
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:14PM2.74m
11:44AM2.26m
00:21AM2.70m
1:04PM2.26m
1:29AM2.76m
Low Tide
4:24PM1.11m
5:36AM1.26m
5:26PM1.24m
7:00AM1.24m
6:49PM1.29m
8:14AM1.07m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:17
9:20
9:22
9:23
Temp °C
12
11
8
7
6
6
9
10
10
9
6
6
5
6
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
12
7
6
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
1
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
7
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
403
309
228
168
171
119
114
57
30
31
30
30
18
19
19
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
112
98
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.2
NNW
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
87
83
74
71
44
44
43
41
21
21
21
20
20
11
8
10
4
2
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.2
NNW
11
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
18
11
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
N
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
5
12
20
31
28
20
26
20
43
16
18
77
88
107
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
197
182
0
0
0
0
497
497
504
439
494
23
36
23
23
498
309
309
327
225
225
225
225
225
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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