Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 09 Mar 2026 IST
Forecast 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
7.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (09 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (09 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
W
1.4
WNW
1.4
W
1.8
W
2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
5
W
5
W
4.5
W
4
W
4
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
4
W
4
W
5
W
Period(s) (?)141413131313121212121314141313151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1045887836812722673989119811511299133514442662391381681055394467645648355705352600869909242
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
35
S
35
S
45
SW
45
WSW
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
45
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57AM
2.92
9:16PM
2.84
9:34AM
2.62
9:59PM
2.61
10:24AM
2.34
11:08PM
2.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
0.82
3:18AM
0.97
3:31PM
1.08
4:06AM
1.25
4:21PM
1.33
5:32AM
1.48
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise7:03-------7:01-------6:58-------
Sunset---6:22-------6:24-------6:27----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------123111-----133
Temp. °C7910866678101010877678889998
Feels °C (?)465300135533-2-3-3-3-1-1-10101-2
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