Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 16 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
8.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 6PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)16ft (5.0m)18s
Afternoon (16 Mar)13ft (4.0m)17s
Evening (16 Mar)11ft (3.5m)16s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
Period(s) (?)181717161615141414141313121218161615141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1578712211886663955120366528982510270222911890176613421160140732222534211719491509130811921025847
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
S
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
2.91
4:41AM
3.44
5:04PM
3.16
5:14AM
3.69
5:37PM
3.37
5:47AM
3.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
0.63
10:23PM
0.60
10:56AM
0.33
10:56PM
0.36
11:27AM
0.08
11:29PM
0.17
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise6:46-------6:43-------6:41-------
Sunset---6:37-------6:38-------6:40----
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-3-------22-------------
Temp. °C8811111111111112109976777111313111099
Feels °C (?)337664434654434441011119876
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