Surf-Forecast | Trá Na Rosan Surf Guide

Lat Long: 55.23° N 7.82° W

Issued: 11 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Trá Na Rosan sea temperature is

12.9°C

Trá Na Rosan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Photo by: Rob Davies

Trá Na Rosan Surf Guide

Trá Na Rosan in Donegal is a reasonably exposed beach break that usually has waves. Winter is the optimum time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the south southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the north northwest. Waves at the beach break both left and right. Best around high tide. An uncrowded break, even when it is working.

Trá Na Rosan Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	consistent	12.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Trá Na Rosan:

The best conditions reported for surf at Trá Na Rosan occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South-southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Trá Na Rosan (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Trá Na Rosan with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 5% of the time in February while 12% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 83% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

12%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

83%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Trá Na Rosan Location Map

Interactive Trá Na Rosan surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Trá Na Rosan is Londonderry Eglinton Airport (LDY) in North Ireland, 47 km (29 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Trá Na Rosan is St Angelo (Enniskillen) Airport (ENK) in England, 93 km (58 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Trá Na Rosan Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 1 November 2026, 19:43 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 01			Mon
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	NW	WNW	NW	WNW
Period (s)	12	12	11	11
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Trá Na Rosan look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Trá Na Rosan

Current tide and informaton

For Clonmass Bay (Ards), 7 km from Trá Na Rosan.

Next High Water: 11:12pm | 2.41m

Next Low Water: 05:08am | 0.95m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Trá Na Rosan Sea Temperature

The water temperature (12.9 °C) at Trá Na Rosan is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 6.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (6.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.