Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:01PM3.97m | 9:27AM3.16m | 9:45PM3.78m | 10:12AM3.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29PM0.14m | 3:16AM0.11m | 3:12PM0.28m | 4:01AM0.30m | 3:57PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 19 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 14 | W 10 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 21 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | 22 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 475 | 1911 | 249 | 138 | 249 | 249 | 280 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 378 | 334 | 334 | 23 |
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