Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 385 | 363 | 363 | 307 | 356 | 388 | 442 | 522 | 676 | 807 | 904 | 885 | 785 | 631 | 515 | 415 | 302 | 236 | 616 | 1074 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:27PM3.17m | 4:11AM2.82m | 4:22PM3.43m | 4:59AM3.08m | 5:08PM3.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:03AM1.01m | 10:02PM0.59m | 10:03AM0.75m | 10:48PM0.32m | 10:50AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 496 | 385 | 363 | 363 | 307 | 356 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 885 | 785 | 631 | 515 | 415 | 302 | 236 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 388 | 442 | 522 | 676 | 807 | 904 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 34 | 616 | 1074 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 23 | 182 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 106 | 494 | 498 | 547 | 547 | 548 | 548 | 73 | 57 | 42 | 0 | 30 | 284 | 430 | 123 |
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