Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 4PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
4
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WNW
1
W
1
W
0.8
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)121212131817171716161515151414141313121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3432792762123013494153494660366432452738244522492061183215091162888589425441599755813
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
S
25
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53AM
3.08
9:09PM
3.14
9:25AM
2.82
9:45PM
2.93
10:03AM
2.56
10:30PM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
0.58
3:14AM
0.70
3:20PM
0.81
3:52AM
0.96
3:56PM
1.04
4:40AM
1.22
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------6:50-------6:48-------6:46
Sunset---8:16-------8:19-------8:21----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------1---------11-
Temp. °C7101312109781015151413121199911118887
Feels °C (?)04775533611121312111087687542-1
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