Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 104 | 84 | 91 | 97 | 95 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 63 | 116 | 142 | 150 | 187 | 198 | 266 | 422 | 770 | 901 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:11PM3.73m | 9:33AM3.18m | 9:49PM3.41m | 10:11AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44PM0.19m | 3:20AM0.25m | 3:23PM0.40m | 3:55AM0.51m | 4:04PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 104 | 84 | 91 | 97 | 95 | 68 | 64 | 45 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 32 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 116 | 142 | 150 | 187 | 198 | 266 | 422 | 770 | 901 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 65 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 43 | 9 | 28 | 101 | 287 | 414 | 287 | 287 | 73 | 494 | 1269 | 503 | 106 |
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