Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 29 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 5AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (29 Mar)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (29 Mar)16ft (5.0m)17s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.3
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
Period(s) (?)131312111113151717171617171616171616151414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20569181494176127934016712212656135081350812838121421057086747410723651934374324124201901149612111137
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04AM
3.17
4:45PM
2.83
4:56AM
3.43
5:29PM
3.07
5:38AM
3.62
6:05PM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
0.99
10:36AM
0.59
10:36PM
0.73
11:19AM
0.35
11:18PM
0.51
11:54AM
0.17
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----7:13-------7:11-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:01-------8:04-------8:06
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---251------------------
Temp. °C8788101098888888881010111111131312
Feels °C (?)221022000001112566777898
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