Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 206 | 169 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45PM2.96m | 4:20AM2.89m | 4:49PM3.29m | 5:21AM3.09m | 5:43PM3.63m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:05PM0.78m | 10:25AM0.68m | 11:08PM0.47m | 11:18AM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 206 | 169 | 131 | 125 | 96 | 87 | 67 | 63 | 45 | 44 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1251 | 1213 | 73 | 73 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 28 |
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