Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 5PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (gales from the W on Sat night, light winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 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 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 980 | 1613 | 5243 | 11507 | 21807 | 21870 | 17951 | 14592 | 11418 | 8914 | 6458 | 4219 | 2852 | 1911 | 1230 | 828 | 561 | 359 | 286 | 279 | 715 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:14PM3.50m | 5:44AM3.37m | 5:52PM3.65m | 6:19AM3.55m | 6:30PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.53m | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:40AM0.32m | 00:04AM-0.02m | 12:17PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 11 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Temp °C | 10 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 1 | 7 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1911 | 1230 | 828 | 561 | 359 | 286 | 279 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 71 | 1613 | 5243 | 11507 | 21807 | 21870 | 17951 | 14592 | 11418 | 8914 | 6458 | 4219 | 2852 | — | — | 17 | 23 | 22 | 61 | 102 | 715 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 385 | 1075 | 1143 | 503 | 1143 | 483 | 574 | 1144 | 1143 | 1191 | 733 | 304 | 284 | 42 | 0 | 111 | 137 | 81 | 778 | 383 | 483 |
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