Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 951 | 725 | 1187 | 879 | 786 | 759 | 734 | 1022 | 1783 | 3613 | 4596 | 4866 | 3851 | 3180 | 2863 | 2702 | 1712 | 1648 | 1670 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:05PM3.32m | 8:22AM3.37m | 8:38PM3.08m | 8:55AM3.19m | 9:13PM2.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.27m | 2:02AM0.34m | 2:25PM0.44m | 2:33AM0.56m | 3:01PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:36 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | 373 | 1187 | 879 | 786 | 759 | 734 | 1022 | 1783 | 3613 | 4596 | 4866 | 3851 | 3180 | 2863 | 2702 | 537 | 337 | 1670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 951 | 725 | — | 11 | 22 | 36 | 77 | 123 | 98 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1712 | 1648 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 304 | 284 | 48 | 48 | 114 | 360 | 476 | 690 | 684 | 476 | 19 | 0 | 125 | 284 | 106 | 106 | 233 | 106 | 71 |
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