Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 03 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
8.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 3PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 2.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (03 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (03 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.3
WNW
3
WNW
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131212161514141414141313131313111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12451379177818211570117488319481752153313601266151917601534171325352599159912301008821681569
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WNW
35
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
E
15
E
35
SSW
35
SW
25
W
35
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
3.66
7:39PM
3.49
7:51AM
3.51
8:08PM
3.43
8:22AM
3.32
8:38PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:24PM
0.09
1:35AM
0.21
1:52PM
0.21
2:07AM
0.31
2:20PM
0.37
2:40AM
0.48
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise-------6:58-------6:56-------6:54
Sunset---8:12-------8:14-------8:15----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
311-----4783111221------
Temp. °C8687644423107465567775422
Feels °C (?)400-10010-2-23-1-2-3-2-2-3-1-1110-3-3
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