Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 70 | 119 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 70 | 90 | 83 | 80 | 57 | 76 | 36 | 49 | 49 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:30PM3.90m | 6:56AM3.39m | 7:13PM4.06m | 7:38AM3.43m | 7:54PM4.09m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.22m | 00:45AM-0.01m | 12:46PM0.07m | 1:27AM-0.11m | 1:27PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 33 | 47 | 70 | 119 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 98 | 71 | 70 | 90 | 83 | 80 | 57 | — | 36 | 49 | 49 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | 5 | — | — | 64 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 36 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 48 | 66 | 107 | 73 | 244 | 246 | 733 | 733 | 426 | 426 |
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