Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 26 Mar 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today?

The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (26 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
4.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
1.7
NW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111011111519181716161616151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)237717711392944647792736706831878236112035131071249611856115701172211003900757474040331323041011
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:37AM
2.47
12:19AM
2.77
1:23PM
2.42
1:54AM
2.91
2:48PM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:06AM
1.02
5:30PM
1.20
7:05AM
1.07
7:22PM
1.20
8:38AM
0.86
8:42PM
0.99
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
29
Sunrise--6:20-------6:18-------6:16-----
Sunset-----6:55-------6:58-------7:00--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1122---1-1-3222111--
Temp. °C5665791087788776566777786
Feels °C (?)232035644320-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-1131
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