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Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 09 Jan 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
8.4° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.4m)14s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.6
W
2
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)131212121212141313131212111110101012121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7526946926507231198210325212270184315641121792476281240237454544517446477461988
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
W
5
NW
5
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
E
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
10
S
10
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
45
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSW
50
S
55
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassonglassglasscross-
on		crossoffglasscrossononcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49AM
3.33
10:19PM
2.66
10:35AM
3.03
11:12PM
2.53
11:28AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.71
4:01AM
0.91
4:57PM
0.91
4:58AM
1.13
5:54PM
1.07
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise--8:51-------8:51-------8:49-----
Sunset----4:28-------4:29-------4:30---
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-1----------2521-1-14--
Temp. °C44466433466564578910121211109
Feels °C (?)1013200112112-3-3-3-124763-1-3
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