Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 5AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 257 | 710 | 859 | 1108 | 1206 | 1139 | 1155 | 1106 | 1074 | 933 | 799 | 775 | 669 | 669 | 572 | 1273 | 5335 | 7691 | 5625 | 3479 | 3429 | 2430 | 1759 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:07AM2.14m | 12:56PM2.51m | 1:50AM2.15m | 2:19PM2.62m | 3:05AM2.33m | 3:17PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM1.41m | 7:53PM1.38m | 7:45AM1.40m | 9:07PM1.17m | 8:59AM1.23m | 9:51PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 235 | 206 | 710 | 859 | 1108 | 1206 | 1139 | 1155 | 1106 | 1074 | 933 | 799 | 775 | 669 | 669 | 572 | 1273 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 158 | 257 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 5335 | 7691 | 5625 | 3479 | 3429 | 2430 | 1759 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 111 | 8 | 111 | 111 | 97 | 42 | 53 | 71 | 114 | 175 | 230 | 396 | 396 | 42 |
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