Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 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
8.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 2AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)13121212121212111111111010101211910101214131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123011371080117411411227120411278216344603703062452221661923712735281298128311211465
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
40
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
3.26
6:14AM
3.72
6:39PM
3.40
6:48AM
3.73
7:09PM
3.48
7:20AM
3.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56PM
0.33
12:26PM
0.07
12:30AM
0.22
12:55PM
0.05
1:03AM
0.18
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:05-------7:03-------7:01-
Sunset-8:06-------8:07-------8:09------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------12-------1211---22
Temp. °C12111110101010887764465578665611
Feels °C (?)777676633244111-1-21434223
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