Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (12 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 104 | 64 | 48 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 71 | 67 | 66 | 56 | 512 | 415 | 319 | 449 | 770 | 792 | 587 | 1154 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:59PM3.69m | 7:19AM3.56m | 7:32PM3.54m | 7:50AM3.50m | 8:05PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:03AM0.04m | 1:17PM0.16m | 1:32AM0.17m | 1:51PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 138 | 104 | 64 | 48 | 32 | 47 | 69 | 71 | 67 | 66 | — | — | — | 319 | — | — | — | 587 | 1154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 12 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | WSW 3 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 77 | 54 | 21 | 13 | 28 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 9 | NNW 8 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 12 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SSW 2 | — | S 2 | S 4 | SSW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 12 | 56 | 512 | 415 | 8 | 449 | 770 | 792 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 111 | 214 | 146 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 369 | 287 | 399 | 73 | 73 | 396 | 480 | 612 | 42 | 48 |
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