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Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 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 3AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
3
!
!
!
!
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
0.8
NW
0.5
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)101010111013131212121218181717171616161615151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)502492411322132852553394806257865231711873676798600454484506388232272960319132773364
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
25
S
35
S
30
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
2.57
2:56PM
2.52
3:34AM
2.73
3:52PM
2.64
4:20AM
2.93
4:36PM
2.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:10PM
1.14
8:50AM
1.22
9:08PM
1.04
9:45AM
1.06
9:56PM
0.89
10:30AM
0.88
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----8:47-------8:45-------8:45---
Sunset------4:36-------4:37-------4:38-
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C643355675554356433322465
Feels °C (?)1-1-1-2-2-3-141100-1120-1-1-1-2-3-121
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