Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 17 Nov 2025 IST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 6PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am November 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (17 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Nov)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.3
W
0.9
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
NW
1.9
WNW
1.8
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
WNW
1.1
NW
1.1
NW
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NW
1.5
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.4
NW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1212121212124566788891110101067867
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)472625252525248712828634026819715419364550443036817616526114497
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
0
N
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57PM
3.17
4:26AM
3.15
4:33PM
3.20
4:57AM
3.27
5:07PM
3.20
5:28AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
0.74
10:08PM
0.45
10:23AM
0.62
10:38PM
0.40
10:57AM
0.52
11:08PM
0.37
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise8:04-------8:07-------8:08-------
Sunset--4:29-------4:27-------4:25-----
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C789987999998655556655555
Feels °C (?)466543332121-2-3-3-3-2-2-2-3-2-1-10
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