Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
7.9° 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 9PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Evening (18 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
W
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
Period(s) (?)141413131312131212121212111111111313151515151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)212716331288112798083375065054043235534325119819419130752239716742088222829432801
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
0
S
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
0
NNW
5
N
0
E
0
NE
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
ononglassglassglassglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
3.37
5:47AM
3.87
6:11PM
3.53
6:21AM
3.95
6:45PM
3.61
6:58AM
3.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.17
11:59AM
-0.09
12:04AM
0.04
12:32PM
-0.17
12:40AM
-0.01
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:39-------6:35-------6:33-
Sunset-6:40-------6:43-------6:45------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11108777711141412109881112119877711
Feels °C (?)9843444812131198668109765559
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