Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
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 4AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (25 Jan)6ft (1.8m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.1
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
3
WNW
Period(s) (?)151514141318161615141313121212121214161616161618
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2627206814841158915727208419331354942757543420287233225333757198323102529236925295696
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
30
NE
30
ESE
30
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
20
SSE
5
S
15
SE
10
ENE
25
NE
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
S
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31PM
2.91
9:47AM
3.28
10:22PM
2.79
10:41AM
3.06
11:26PM
2.69
11:51AM
2.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.65
4:03PM
0.61
4:10AM
0.85
5:00PM
0.78
5:20AM
1.03
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----8:33-------8:32-------8:30---
Sunset------4:55-------4:58-------5:00-
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
111322-1-----176---87254
Temp. °C766666877676665443436555
Feels °C (?)1-10-1-1-142211-1-2-202-1-1-2-6-2-1-3-3
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