Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1004 | 1280 | 1058 | 988 | 885 | 763 | 607 | 533 | 449 | 441 | 367 | 314 | 281 | 181 | 141 | 74 | 46 | 39 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:58PM3.80m | 7:21AM3.55m | 7:33PM3.78m | 7:55AM3.56m | 8:10PM3.65m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08AM-0.06m | 1:17PM0.08m | 1:40AM-0.04m | 1:53PM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 1058 | 988 | 885 | 763 | 607 | 533 | 449 | 441 | 367 | 314 | 281 | 181 | 141 | 74 | 46 | 39 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 1004 | 1280 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 233 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 408 | 408 | 414 | 480 | 483 |
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