Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 24 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
8.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)--
Afternoon (24 Mar)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.3
WNW
4
WNW
Period(s) (?)151414131313131313131313131212121211111010111120
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5621489238823560685174967105633056874696424235302643196115181072879785798745800831120810783
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
WNW
25
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
3.09
10:10AM
2.75
10:45PM
2.87
11:37AM
2.47
12:19AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.63
3:43AM
0.75
4:04PM
0.96
5:06AM
1.02
5:30PM
1.20
7:05AM
1.07
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------6:24-------6:20-------6:18-
Sunset-6:52-------6:54-------6:55------
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
1225212111-----111221--1
Temp. °C87655556767777558101088787
Feels °C (?)1-10-3-6-7-6-5-3-3-1-124114564432-1
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