Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 15 Feb 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
7.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 2PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am February 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (15 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (15 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212131414141414151414141313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80512871598182719442405345949704699422837763533358232692542174412188265664032681558557
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
2.90
5:16AM
3.39
5:31PM
3.08
5:47AM
3.63
6:04PM
3.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
0.70
10:53PM
0.56
11:27AM
0.47
11:25PM
0.36
11:58AM
0.26
11:57PM
0.21
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise7:54-------7:52-------7:50-------
Sunset--5:38-------5:40-------5:43-----
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1111122221--------------
Temp. °C688766666754443324431222
Feels °C (?)2210-1-1-2-311-1-2-2-1-10-1-2-2-3-6-6-7-8
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