Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 20 Nov 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
11.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 12PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
0.9
NNW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.4
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)677766101014141414141313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1121168185583732323457132138232225219273771759653556497464449441
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
5
N
0
WSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
S
10
W
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossonononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:40PM
3.18
5:59AM
3.38
6:13PM
3.11
6:32AM
3.35
6:46PM
3.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.46
11:39PM
0.39
12:04PM
0.46
12:10AM
0.43
12:38PM
0.52
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise--8:11-------8:12-------8:15-----
Sunset----4:23-------4:22-------4:22---
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1-----------35--1-1---1
Temp. °C5556666654445457888109766
Feels °C (?)-2-1-10023320-1-1-1-12444566432
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