Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 3AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 186 | 158 | 97 | 71 | 23 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 126 | 252 | 348 | 423 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:08PM3.06m | 11:47AM2.74m | 00:10AM2.85m | 12:59PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.80m | 5:22AM0.76m | 5:40PM0.98m | 6:28AM0.92m | 7:04PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 9 | — | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 126 | — | 348 | 423 | 423 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 204 | 186 | 158 | 97 | 71 | 15 | 28 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 252 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 481 | 733 | 645 | 73 | 73 | 48 | 71 | 57 | 300 | 107 | 69 | 57 | 57 | 42 | 73 | 123 | 123 | 73 | 42 |
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