Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 13 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
8.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 3AM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)12121111111010101010999910101014131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2384156911118286194413632822351971531491139294744765127219263243235180
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---6:37-------6:33-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:32-------8:35
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1--------123--1111
Temp. °C644379101065467910111212121211121311
Feels °C (?)201-134673100146789868774
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