Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 1PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 920 | 755 | 658 | 628 | 513 | 483 | 475 | 483 | 483 | 885 | 1619 | 1619 | 2186 | 2717 | 2614 | 2542 | 2221 | 1687 | 1121 | 814 | 2622 | 6208 | 13699 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:55AM2.58m | 4:00PM3.07m | 4:34AM2.86m | 4:38PM3.30m | 5:09AM3.13m | 5:14PM3.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM1.01m | 10:26PM0.62m | 10:27AM0.77m | 10:58PM0.35m | 11:04AM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | -1 | -5 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 920 | 755 | 658 | 628 | 513 | 483 | 475 | 483 | 483 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2542 | 2221 | 1687 | 1121 | 814 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 6 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 885 | 1619 | 1619 | 2186 | 2717 | 2614 | — | — | 27 | 94 | 138 | 2622 | 6208 | 13699 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 48 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 107 | 182 | 468 | 432 | 548 | 494 | 304 | 42 | 48 | 107 | 395 | 964 | 1191 | 1143 | 511 |
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