Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 233 | 181 | 108 | 75 | 46 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 73 | 180 | 1263 | 3700 | 5394 | 6031 | 5350 | 4259 | 3074 | 2257 | 1657 | 1234 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:55AM3.56m | 8:10PM3.65m | 8:33AM3.48m | 8:51PM3.42m | 9:14AM3.33m | 9:38PM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.11m | 2:15AM0.09m | 2:33PM0.23m | 2:53AM0.31m | 3:17PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 233 | 181 | 108 | 75 | 46 | 23 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 71 | 180 | 1263 | 3700 | 5394 | 6031 | 5350 | 4259 | 3074 | 2257 | 1657 | 1234 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 28 | 71 | 73 | 78 | 78 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 52 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 9 | 414 | 414 | 483 | 725 | 1038 | 519 | 408 | 360 | 378 | 399 | 385 | 385 | 114 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 107 | 107 | 71 | 48 |
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