Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 18 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
9.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
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)


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
Period(s) (?)101099981081410912121111131414131213151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5122731981271197112288113101121192246206198423442449423309389551536500
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglasscrosscrossoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
3.72
7:37AM
3.79
8:01PM
3.72
8:21AM
3.60
8:44PM
3.62
9:10AM
3.31
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------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C10987768101011987681213119765811
Feels °C (?)4455546878554349106532024
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