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Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 407 | 667 | 512 | 273 | 198 | 157 | 119 | 71 | 122 | 88 | 113 | 101 | 121 | 192 | 246 | 202 | 198 | 417 | 469 | 476 | 430 | 329 | 414 | 559 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:20PM 3.72 | 7:37AM 3.79 | 8:01PM 3.72 | 8:21AM 3.60 | 8:44PM 3.62 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03PM -0.17 | 1:20AM -0.03 | 1:42PM -0.09 | 2:03AM 0.02 | 2:22PM 0.10 | 2:50AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:16 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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