Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 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
8.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (31 Mar)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)161615141413131212121212121111111110101012121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4741404630132234195614961230113711001062106410271095821778617476333260227304211151130
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
35
NNW
20
N
20
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:38AM
3.62
6:05PM
3.26
6:14AM
3.72
6:39PM
3.40
6:48AM
3.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:18PM
0.51
11:54AM
0.17
11:56PM
0.33
12:26PM
0.07
12:30AM
0.22
12:55PM
0.05
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:09-------7:05-------7:03---
Sunset-------8:06-------8:07-------8:09
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------2---------
Temp. °C10111111101111111110101011126676545777
Feels °C (?)68886667877788-2012311110
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