Rossnowlagh surf break

Rossnowlagh surfForecast / Donegal / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 04 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 7AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Apr)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (04 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
3
4
4
4
1
0
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.1
W
1.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.9
WNW
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.9
WNW
1.7
W
1.6
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
Period(s) (?)121216151414141414131313131312111111111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)187112928941948175215691360175516082211181117501961205616431144927733603470418341284280
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
E
30
S
35
SSW
5
WSW
35
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
3.49
7:51AM
3.51
8:08PM
3.43
8:22AM
3.32
8:38PM
3.31
8:53AM
3.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:35AM
0.21
1:52PM
0.21
2:07AM
0.31
2:20PM
0.37
2:40AM
0.48
2:49PM
0.58
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise---6:58-------6:56-------6:54----
Sunset-------8:14-------8:15-------8:16
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----268611-131----------
Temp. °C664433106555457775334691011
Feels °C (?)-1101-1-34-22-4-1-5-2-1-111-2-2-2-1345
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