Surf Forecasts:
Rossnowlagh surf forecast from 20 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 25 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, W swell with onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 25 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period, W swell with 5,616 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 20 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rossnowlagh this week:
The surf forecast for Rossnowlagh over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rossnowlagh in the next 16 days are 3.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 25) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 24) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Fri 25th Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rossnowlagh over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1343 | 961 | 692 | 390 | 269 | 282 | 451 | 272 | 1403 | 1121 | 650 | 356 | 191 | 240 | 416 | 5616 | 3213 | 1359 | 573 | 533 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.41m | 2:43AM2.19m | 3:18PM2.58m | 3:54AM2.38m | 4:11PM2.85m | 4:37AM2.62m | 4:49PM3.12m | 5:13AM2.87m | 5:22PM3.37m | 5:45AM3.10m | 5:54PM3.59m | 6:16AM3.31m | 6:25PM3.74m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM1.47m | 8:45PM1.41m | 8:50AM1.37m | 9:54PM1.19m | 9:50AM1.14m | 10:36PM0.92m | 10:31AM0.89m | 11:08PM0.65m | 11:06AM0.65m | 11:38PM0.39m | 11:38AM0.44m | 00:07AM0.17m | 12:10PM0.26m | 00:37AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 1343 | 961 | 692 | 390 | 269 | 282 | 451 | 272 | 1403 | 1121 | 650 | 356 | 191 | 240 | 416 | 5616 | 3213 | 1359 | 573 | 533 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | SW 5 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 157 | — | — | — | — | 107 | 1 | 283 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 142 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 249 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 48 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 138 | 0 | 8 | 383 | 48 | 57 | 83 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
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