Rossnowlagh Surf Break

Lat Long: 54.57° N 8.23° W

Rossnowlagh 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rossnowlagh sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.9° 

Rossnowlagh surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 4PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
11
3.5
WNW
13
4
WNW
14
4
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
11
2.5
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
11
3
W
12
3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2740
4301
5531
6541
5387
4308
3344
2618
2121
1836
2001
1733
1485
1376
1344
1432
1676
2017
2146
2501
2405
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
S
25
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:04AM2.89m
10:25PM2.60m
10:51AM2.65m
11:20PM2.32m
12:02PM2.45m
Low Tide
4:08PM0.94m
4:19AM1.08m
5:00PM1.23m
5:12AM1.33m
6:33PM1.45m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:39
 mm
1
1
3
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
5
7
6
7
8
8
9
8
10
11
12
12
10
8
6
6
7
6
6
7
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