Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
8.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
3
!
!
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
2.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)91212121218181717161616161515151515151414131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11133940071080048136593656060335178505342133882318527602960304027752457198413431138862681
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
2.52
3:34AM
2.73
3:52PM
2.64
4:20AM
2.93
4:36PM
2.78
5:00AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:08PM
1.04
9:45AM
1.06
9:56PM
0.89
10:30AM
0.88
10:36PM
0.72
11:09AM
0.71
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------8:45-------8:45-------8:44-
Sunset4:36-------4:37-------4:38-------
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
31111-------------------
Temp. °C686555456433211456444336
Feels °C (?)0421010120-1-1-2-3-3013111-1-12
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