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Rossnowlagh

Excellent Quality 2025 Blue Flag faces WNW

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Dip score now
72
Decent · moderate breeze, dry
Waves
0.2 m
12 s period from W · model cell 1 km out
Sea
15.1°
Grand. M2 buoy, Irish Sea east of Dublin, 217 km away.
Tide
1.6 m
Rising. High at 10:10.
Wind
21 km/h
Moderate breeze, SSE, cross, gusts 34
Daylight
07:36
Sunrise. Sunset 19:08. Air 13°C.

Best dip each day

Daylight hours, preferring low tide
Today
16:00
Grand 82/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 26 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 10:10 ▼ 16:20 ▲ 22:35
Sat, 3 Oct
17:00
Grand 92/100
gentle breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.1 m · 19 km/h
▼ 04:30 ▲ 11:00 ▼ 17:35
Sun, 4 Oct
19:00
Grand 83/100
moderate breeze, dry, calm sea · 0.2 m · 23 km/h
▲ 00:00 ▼ 05:40 ▲ 12:35 ▼ 19:15
Mon, 5 Oct
19:00
Decent 74/100
gentle breeze, rain, calm sea · 0.2 m · 16 km/h
▲ 01:35 ▼ 07:30 ▲ 14:05 ▼ 20:55
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grand 84/100
light winds, showers possible, calm sea · 0.1 m · 12 km/h
▲ 03:00 ▼ 08:50 ▲ 15:30 ▼ 22:00
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grand 83/100
gentle breeze, showers possible, low tide · 14 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:00 ▲ 16:20 ▼ 22:50
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Decent 73/100
gentle breeze, showers possible · 15 km/h
▲ 04:55 ▼ 10:40 ▲ 17:10 ▼ 23:25

Week at a glance

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Fri 06:0071 · Decentmoderate breeze · dry
Fri 2Sat 3Sun 4Mon 5Tue 6Wed 7Thu 80003060912151821Fri 05:00 · 75 Decent · nightFri 06:00 · 71 Decent · nightFri 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightFri 08:00 · 65 DecentFri 09:00 · 61 FreshFri 10:00 · 33 BlowyFri 11:00 · 40 BlowyFri 12:00 · 24 GrimFri 13:00 · 46 FreshFri 14:00 · 64 DecentFri 15:00 · 80 GrandFri 16:00 · 82 GrandFri 17:00 · 59 FreshFri 18:00 · 55 FreshFri 19:00 · 50 FreshFri 20:00 · 46 Fresh · nightFri 21:00 · 38 Blowy · nightFri 22:00 · 34 Blowy · nightFri 23:00 · 49 Fresh · nightSat 00:00 · 54 Fresh · nightSat 01:00 · 64 Decent · nightSat 02:00 · 69 Decent · nightSat 03:00 · 74 Decent · nightSat 04:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 05:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightSat 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightSat 08:00 · 76 DecentSat 09:00 · 78 DecentSat 10:00 · 73 DecentSat 11:00 · 66 DecentSat 12:00 · 70 DecentSat 13:00 · 75 DecentSat 14:00 · 79 DecentSat 15:00 · 83 GrandSat 16:00 · 87 GrandSat 17:00 · 92 GrandSat 18:00 · 92 GrandSat 19:00 · 88 GrandSat 20:00 · 83 Grand · nightSat 21:00 · 79 Decent · nightSat 22:00 · 65 Decent · nightSat 23:00 · 60 Fresh · nightSun 00:00 · 56 Fresh · nightSun 01:00 · 61 Fresh · nightSun 02:00 · 66 Decent · nightSun 03:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 04:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 05:00 · 73 Decent · nightSun 06:00 · 75 Decent · nightSun 07:00 · 71 Decent · nightSun 08:00 · 67 DecentSun 09:00 · 63 DecentSun 10:00 · 66 DecentSun 11:00 · 62 DecentSun 12:00 · 58 FreshSun 13:00 · 58 FreshSun 14:00 · 62 DecentSun 15:00 · 66 DecentSun 16:00 · 70 DecentSun 17:00 · 75 DecentSun 18:00 · 79 DecentSun 19:00 · 83 GrandSun 20:00 · 81 Grand · nightSun 21:00 · 76 Decent · nightSun 22:00 · 72 Decent · nightSun 23:00 · 67 Decent · nightMon 00:00 · 49 Fresh · nightMon 01:00 · 59 Fresh · nightMon 02:00 · 52 Fresh · nightMon 03:00 · 57 Fresh · nightMon 04:00 · 61 Fresh · nightMon 05:00 · 66 Decent · nightMon 06:00 · 87 Grand · nightMon 07:00 · 76 Decent · nightMon 10:00 · 62 DecentMon 13:00 · 47 FreshMon 16:00 · 52 FreshMon 19:00 · 74 DecentMon 22:00 · 77 Decent · nightTue 01:00 · 67 Decent · nightTue 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightTue 07:00 · 69 Decent · nightTue 10:00 · 84 GrandTue 13:00 · 69 DecentTue 16:00 · 65 DecentTue 19:00 · 78 DecentTue 22:00 · 89 Grand · nightWed 01:00 · 75 Decent · nightWed 04:00 · 57 Fresh · nightWed 07:00 · 70 Decent · nightWed 10:00 · 83 GrandWed 13:00 · 54 FreshWed 19:00 · 61 FreshThu 01:00 · 68 Decent · nightThu 07:00 · 66 Decent · nightThu 13:00 · 73 DecentThu 19:00 · 53 Fresh

Fri, 2 Oct, 06:00

71 Decent
  • moderate breeze
  • dry
  • calm sea
  • cross wind
NESWsunrisesunset0.2 m21 km/h
faces 292° WNW · wind cross
Waves
0.2 m @ 12 s from W
Wind
21 km/h SSE · gusts 34
Tide
1.8 m · lower half
Air
13°C · dry

Meteogram

Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tide

Hour by hour

Next 48 hours
TimeDipWavesPeriodFromWindGustTideRainAirWhy
Today
05:0075 Decent0.2 m12 sW22 km/h SSE331.3 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0071 Decent0.2 m12 sW21 km/h SSE341.8 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0066 Decent0.1 m12 sW23 km/h SSE352.5 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0065 Decent0.1 m12 sW23 km/h SSE363.0 m dry13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0061 Fresh0.1 m12 sW24 km/h SSE393.4 m ▲0.1 mm13°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
10:0033 Blowy0.1 m12 sW29 km/h S413.6 m ▲0.7 mm14°fresh breeze, showers possible, calm sea
11:0040 Blowy0.1 m12 sW22 km/h SSE443.5 m ▲1.6 mm14°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
12:0024 Grim0.1 m11 sW31 km/h SSW443.1 m 2.4 mm14°fresh breeze, rain, calm sea
13:0046 Fresh0.2 m11 sW23 km/h SSW452.5 m 2.1 mm13°moderate breeze, rain, calm sea
14:0064 Decent0.2 m11 sW17 km/h S391.8 m 1.1 mm13°gentle breeze, rain, calm sea
15:0080 Grand0.2 m11 sW15 km/h SSW391.4 m 0.4 mm13°gentle breeze, showers possible, calm sea
16:0082 Grand0.2 m11 sW26 km/h SW371.3 m ▼0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0059 Fresh0.2 m11 sW29 km/h W381.3 m ▼dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
18:0055 Fresh0.2 m11 sWNW34 km/h W401.6 m dry14°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
19:0050 Fresh0.2 m11 sWNW32 km/h W402.0 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
20:0046 Fresh0.2 m11 sWNW29 km/h W372.6 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
21:0038 Blowy0.2 m11 sWNW31 km/h W353.0 m dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
22:0034 Blowy0.2 m11 sWNW31 km/h W333.2 m ▲dry13°fresh breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
23:0049 Fresh0.2 m11 sWNW26 km/h W313.3 m ▲dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
Saturday, 3 October
00:0054 Fresh0.2 m11 sWNW26 km/h W303.1 m dry13°moderate breeze, onshore, choppy, dry
01:0064 Decent0.2 m11 sWNW21 km/h SW282.6 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0069 Decent0.2 m11 sWNW23 km/h SW272.1 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0074 Decent0.2 m10 sWNW21 km/h SW271.6 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0079 Decent0.1 m10 sWNW23 km/h SW251.4 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
05:0079 Decent0.1 m10 sW22 km/h SW241.4 m ▼dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
06:0075 Decent0.1 m10 sW20 km/h SW241.6 m dry12°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
07:0070 Decent0.1 m10 sW20 km/h SW232.0 m dry11°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
08:0076 Decent0.1 m10 sW19 km/h SW232.5 m dry11°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
09:0078 Decent0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SW222.9 m dry12°light winds, dry, calm sea
10:0073 Decent0.1 m10 sW10 km/h SSW233.2 m ▲dry13°light winds, dry, calm sea
11:0066 Decent0.1 m10 sW13 km/h SSW253.4 m ▲dry13°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
12:0070 Decent0.1 m10 sW14 km/h SSW253.3 m ▲dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
13:0075 Decent0.1 m10 sW14 km/h SW253.0 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
14:0079 Decent0.1 m10 sW14 km/h SSW242.6 m dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
15:0083 Grand0.1 m10 sW18 km/h SSW242.1 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
16:0087 Grand0.1 m10 sW19 km/h SSW241.7 m dry16°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
17:0092 Grand0.1 m10 sW19 km/h SSW231.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
18:0092 Grand0.1 m10 sW17 km/h SSW231.5 m ▼dry15°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
19:0088 Grand0.1 m10 sW15 km/h S231.6 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
20:0083 Grand0.1 m10 sW18 km/h S241.9 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
21:0079 Decent0.1 m10 sW18 km/h S272.3 m dry14°gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
22:0065 Decent0.1 m10 sW23 km/h S292.6 m dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
23:0060 Fresh0.1 m10 sW24 km/h S302.9 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
Sunday, 4 October
00:0056 Fresh0.1 m10 sW24 km/h S323.0 m ▲dry14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
01:0061 Fresh0.1 m10 sW24 km/h S342.9 m ▲dry15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
02:0066 Decent0.1 m10 sW26 km/h SSW412.6 m 0.1 mm14°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
03:0071 Decent0.2 m10 sW26 km/h SSW412.2 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
04:0076 Decent0.2 m10 sW24 km/h SSW411.9 m 0.1 mm15°moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

Where the energy comes from

Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell window

Swell arriving between SSW and NW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.

Tide today

Killybegs, 15 km away · metres above chart datum
03:3010:1016:2022:35
Low 03:30 · 1.1 mHigh 10:10 · 3.6 mLow 16:20 · 1.2 mHigh 22:35 · 3.3 m

The spot

Faces
292° WNW
Swell window
SSW 210° → NW 320°
Exposure
Bay · model cell 1 km out
Water
Excellent Quality · Blue Flag

Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.

Water quality

Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.

Beach profile (PDF) · beaches.ie

On the ground

Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingYesAccessible: YesDogs on lead (Dogs are not permitted in the Blue Flag Area of this beach from 12 pm to 7 pm (1st June - 15th September annually). Dogs are permitted on leads outside the Blue Flag Area at all times.)

As listed by Donegal County Council. Open in Maps.

Sauna after?

OM Saunas · Rossnowlagh Beach, The Dunes · right here · mobile

Secret Sauna · Donegal Bay coast near Mountcharles · 9 km · mobile

Salt and Ember Sauna · Bundoran (also Creevy Pier, Rossnowlagh Beach) · 10 km · mobile

Blaze It Sauna · Mullaghmore Pier, Co. Sligo · 18 km · mobile

Rossnowlagh is west facing consisting of a long sandy beach confined by the Coolmore cliffs to the South and extends up to Inishfad at Durnesh Lake to the North. Rossnowlagh Beach is in the Donegal Bay SPA and is a very large, marine-dominated, site. There is a wide and diverse variety of wildlife including birds and seals. Activities at Rossnowlagh beach include swimming, kayaking, boating, windsurfing, sailing, surfing, power boating, jet skiing, diving and other land based activities on the beach. The designated bathing area is approx. 0.9054km2 and the extent along the water is approximately is 2150m. There is a medium sloping gradient off Rossnowlagh Beach with the water depth reaching 1m approx. 20m from the water line.

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🌊 Rossnowlagh dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mFri, 2 Oct 15:30–16:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rossnowlagh dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.1 mSat, 3 Oct 16:30–17:30 · gentle breeze, dry, calm sea
🌊 Rossnowlagh dip · Grand · sea 15° · 0.2 mSun, 4 Oct 18:30–19:30 · moderate breeze, dry, calm sea

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Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.