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Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 ISTForecast 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
8.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 820 | 581 | 451 | 350 | 276 | 216 | 266 | 710 | 814 | 595 | 392 | 297 | 395 | 474 | 446 | 528 | 327 | 205 | 164 | 157 | 119 | 69 | 120 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:05PM 3.45 | 6:14AM 3.81 | 6:42PM 3.63 | 6:54AM 3.86 | 7:20PM 3.72 | 7:37AM 3.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:00AM 0.21 | 12:27PM -0.14 | 12:39AM 0.04 | 1:03PM -0.17 | 1:20AM -0.03 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 |
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