Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 6PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
16
0.9
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.9
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
41
58
129
396
1051
932
1484
617
861
640
413
336
271
206
149
146
146
110
108
110
108
110
82
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:13AM3.43m
8:36PM3.72m
9:06AM3.19m
9:29PM3.61m
10:03AM2.93m
10:28PM3.45m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.18m
2:47AM0.17m
2:55PM0.38m
3:45AM0.37m
3:47PM0.60m
4:51AM0.59m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:37
9:38
9:40
9:43
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
9
10
10
9
10
7
7
6
7
9
11
10
11
10
11
12
12
14
14
13
11
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
16
1.5
W
15
1.5
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.6
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
Energy kJ
25
41
58
88
396
1051
932
617
861
640
413
336
271
206
149
146
146
110
108
110
108
110
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.5
W
16
0.7
W
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
18
14
31
129
90
4
4
11
10
9
9
2
2
2
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
14
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
17
0.4
W
13
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
16
6
22
55
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
1.9
W
14
1.3
W
7
0.4
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
5
6
2
15
1484
154
2
13
7
2
1
3
5
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
57
48
21
8
34
8
107
73
73
42
30
8
0
0
65
48
8
8
8
0
43
8
0
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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