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Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 12 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
8.2° C
 (Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.1
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.1
NW
1.1
W
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
0.7
NW
0.6
NW
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)10911111113121111121112111110111010111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)116160158452446541845536928233947560473768563464346938228111090280339330
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:32PM
2.56
1:26AM
2.47
1:46PM
2.48
2:36AM
2.57
2:56PM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.29
7:02PM
1.16
7:37AM
1.31
8:10PM
1.14
8:50AM
1.22
9:08PM
1.04
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise--8:48-------8:48-------8:47-----
Sunset----4:31-------4:34-------4:36---
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----222-1-----------52--
Temp. °C988998666767766533464765
Feels °C (?)2245462411000010-2-2-1-1-3132
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