Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 30 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
7.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 6AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (31 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (31 Jan)6ft (1.9m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.4
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)171616161515151515151414141319171716161615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2858224119581723165716351788159315501354117510021048100214315367546841053157240418651212932672
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
ENE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
15
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
3.38
4:51PM
3.15
5:12AM
3.68
5:39PM
3.29
5:57AM
3.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.59
10:38AM
0.40
10:47PM
0.37
11:27AM
0.16
11:30PM
0.19
12:11PM
0.02
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise----8:23-------8:22-------8:21---
Sunset------5:07-------5:09-------5:12-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------141----------
Temp. °C776667776666677654334766
Feels °C (?)333335654330233330-2-3-2-1-2-3
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