Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 11 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 3PM is: 4.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)18ft (5.5m)17s
Afternoon (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (11 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
0
!
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
1
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5.5
W
5
W
4
W
3.5
W
3
W
3.5
W
5
W
5.5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.1
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
Period(s) (?)1716161414161615141414131212111111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15923122087678534738836607108961268111140820054153611234615691144792599441342276235235225185
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
S
20
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:00PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
1.41
8:01PM
1.39
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:37-------6:33
Sunset---8:27-------8:29-------8:30----
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
4--1211121-------111----
Temp. °C788667767888544369997543
Feels °C (?)-1-1-2010-2-4-3-1-11101-12456520-1
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