Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 04 May 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
11.8° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
70
45
43
39
45
58
55
51
57
164
148
99
90
70
74
45
44
36
24
24
23
14
10
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
7:57AM3.11m
8:15PM3.30m
8:31AM2.94m
8:50PM3.17m
9:07AM2.75m
9:30PM3.01m
Low Tide
1:53PM0.47m
2:21AM0.57m
2:25PM0.62m
2:58AM0.75m
2:59PM0.78m
3:39AM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
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9:10
9:13
9:15
9:15
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
10
6
5
5
6
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
5
7
7
7
7
6
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
2
2
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
3
2
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.3
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.6
WNW
8
0.5
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
WNW
8
0.4
NW
7
0.3
WNW
7
Energy kJ
71
70
45
43
39
45
58
55
51
22
148
99
90
70
74
45
44
36
24
24
23
14
10
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
10
0.1
NW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
2
12
4
4
10
10
10
9
9
9
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
2
0.7
NW
8
0.9
WNW
10
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
57
164
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
23
84
406
246
106
84
138
138
197
197
279
733
23
23
23
8
65
66
84
269
23
28
28
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Donegal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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