Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 1PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 693 | 505 | 415 | 302 | 236 | 558 | 916 | 1129 | 1109 | 1555 | 1555 | 1536 | 1864 | 2319 | 2651 | 3219 | 3435 | 3415 | 3278 | 2863 | 2394 | 1913 | 1496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:59AM3.08m | 5:08PM3.64m | 5:38AM3.29m | 5:48PM3.75m | 6:14AM3.45m | 6:24PM3.77m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:50AM0.51m | 11:26PM0.13m | 11:30AM0.31m | 00:01AM0.01m | 12:07PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 693 | 505 | 415 | 302 | 236 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 32 | 558 | 916 | 1129 | 1109 | 1555 | 1555 | 1536 | 1864 | 2319 | 2651 | 3219 | 3435 | 3415 | 3278 | 2863 | 2394 | 1913 | 1496 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 284 | 414 | 123 | 469 | 433 | 498 | 479 | 1078 | 1144 | 1201 | 1201 | 304 | 803 | 733 | 571 | 733 | 733 | 284 | 284 |
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