Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 06 Dec 2025 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
9.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Dec)10ft (3.0m)19s
Afternoon (06 Dec)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (06 Dec)8ft (2.5m)15s

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

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Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
0
0
3
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.8
WSW
1.9
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)191817161514141414141313131213131918171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)538254104868446633952379174812149981095991759551441448105726663908499844433845384538453565
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SW
20
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
30
WNW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
20
SE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:36PM
3.47
6:58AM
3.85
7:27PM
3.28
7:48AM
3.78
8:18PM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:20PM
-0.01
12:31AM
0.11
1:11PM
0.06
1:16AM
0.24
2:03PM
0.23
2:03AM
0.43
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Monday
08
Tuesday
09
Sunrise8:37-------8:38-------8:40-------
Sunset--4:08-------4:07-------4:07-----
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--11---391011--21-----343
Temp. °C8101111109889899899889109881110
Feels °C (?)577666545134454334554578
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