Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 25 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 12PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.8
WNW
2.3
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121111101111141919181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6922730174116320509144603948300823771915139210727307928047857347782114117191254910959103429700
Wind
(km/h)
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:10AM
2.75
10:45PM
2.87
11:37AM
2.47
12:19AM
2.77
1:23PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:43AM
0.75
4:04PM
0.96
5:06AM
1.02
5:30PM
1.20
7:05AM
1.07
7:22PM
1.20
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise--6:24-------6:20-------6:18-----
Sunset-----6:54-------6:55-------6:58--
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
11111---1--11121---1--12
Temp. °C55567776765581010887877776
Feels °C (?)-6-6-7-4-3-2-1021115664532-1-2-1-1-3
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