Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 06 Apr 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 9PM is: 2.2m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)7ft (2.2m)18s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
0.8
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2
W
1.8
WNW
1.6
W
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121318171717161615151514141413131212111111111013
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2762123013494153494660366432452525244522492061180714871144851589486501686755101115353069
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
S
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
20
SW
30
W
30
W
35
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassonononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
3.14
9:25AM
2.82
9:45PM
2.93
10:03AM
2.56
10:30PM
2.71
10:53AM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
0.58
3:14AM
0.70
3:20PM
0.81
3:52AM
0.96
3:56PM
1.04
4:40AM
1.22
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:48-------6:46--
Sunset-8:16-------8:19-------8:21------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------11--------13111
Temp. °C1312108789151514121098891111988778
Feels °C (?)77543361213131297667886530-1-1
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