Rossnowlagh
Ros Neamhlach
Tide curve for the next twenty hours. High water 03:15 at 0.59 metres. Low water 08:55 at -0.50 metres. High water 15:15 at 1.10 metres. Low water 21:45 at -0.84 metres.
No official station here. These are the Marine Institute's predictions for Killybegs, 16 km away. Times at Rossnowlagh differ by a few minutes. We do not invent a local correction, because a made up offset is worse than a stated approximation.
Today · Wednesday, 21 October
Mid rangeRange 1.94 m
- 03:15 High water 0.59 m
- 08:55 Low water -0.50 m
- 15:15 High water 1.10 m
- 21:45 Low water -0.84 m
Best window today
Outside the window right now. Next high water 15:15. This is a shallow shelving strand, so the sea moves a long way. The usable window runs from about three hours before high water to an hour and a half after.
Wind and sea
Rossnowlagh faces WSW. A NW wind is blowing along the beach, expect a lateral drift.
Seven day table
Source station Killybegs| Day | Tide | Time | Height |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 21 October | High | 03:15 | 0.59 m |
| Low | 08:55 | -0.50 m | |
| High | 15:15 | 1.10 m | |
| Low | 21:45 | -0.84 m | |
| Thursday, 22 October | High | 04:05 | 0.82 m |
| Low | 09:45 | -0.74 m | |
| High | 16:05 | 1.31 m | |
| Low | 22:25 | -1.10 m | |
| Friday, 23 October | High | 04:45 | 1.06 m |
| Low | 10:30 | -0.98 m | |
| High | 16:45 | 1.53 m | |
| Low | 23:00 | -1.35 m | |
| Saturday, 24 October | High | 05:20 | 1.31 m |
| Low | 11:05 | -1.21 m | |
| High | 17:20 | 1.71 m | |
| Low | 23:35 | -1.56 m | |
| Sunday, 25 October | High | 04:50 | 1.53 m |
| Low | 10:45 | -1.41 m | |
| High | 17:00 | 1.86 m | |
| Low | 23:05 | -1.72 m | |
| Monday, 26 October | High | 05:25 | 1.70 m |
| Low | 11:20 | -1.55 m | |
| High | 17:35 | 1.93 m | |
| Low | 23:40 | -1.79 m | |
| Tuesday, 27 October | High | 06:00 | 1.82 m |
| Low | 12:00 | -1.63 m | |
| High | 18:15 | 1.91 m |
Questions
What time is high tide at Rossnowlagh today?
Today's times are at the top of this page, taken from the Killybegs station 16 km away. There are two high waters roughly every 24 hours and 50 minutes, and local times at Rossnowlagh differ from the station by a few minutes.
Is there an official tide station at Rossnowlagh?
No. The Marine Institute does not predict for Rossnowlagh directly. The nearest official station is Killybegs, 16 km away, and that is what these times come from. We do not apply an invented local correction.
What is the best tide for swimming at Rossnowlagh?
This is a shallow shelving strand, so the sea moves a long way. The usable window runs from about three hours before high water to an hour and a half after.
Which way does Rossnowlagh face?
Rossnowlagh faces WSW, so a wind from that direction is onshore and a wind from the opposite side is offshore.