Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 9PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 204 | 202 | 625 | 1451 | 6545 | 7039 | 6469 | 5738 | 4909 | 3944 | 2637 | 2117 | 1768 | 1415 | 1369 | 1166 | 894 | 695 | 595 | 566 | 556 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:22PM3.37m | 5:45AM3.10m | 5:54PM3.59m | 6:16AM3.31m | 6:25PM3.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.65m | 11:38PM0.39m | 11:38AM0.44m | 00:07AM0.17m | 12:10PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 204 | 202 | 625 | 1451 | 6545 | 7039 | 6469 | 5738 | 4909 | 3944 | 2637 | 2117 | 1768 | 1415 | 1369 | 1166 | 894 | 695 | 595 | 566 | 556 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 961 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 27 | 36 | 34 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 23 | — | 13 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 463 | 81 | 78 | 107 | 106 | 123 | 123 | 123 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 106 | 114 | 284 | 73 | 48 | 48 | 497 | 94 | 66 | 81 |
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