Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 422 | 369 | 445 | 495 | 231 | 269 | 176 | 90 | 86 | 101 | 120 | 112 | 109 | 67 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:13PM2.71m | 11:43AM2.60m | 00:10AM2.43m | 12:54PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:49PM0.96m | 5:15AM1.06m | 5:47PM1.22m | 6:16AM1.29m | 7:19PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 489 | 422 | 369 | 445 | 495 | 231 | 148 | 117 | 90 | 86 | 101 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | 269 | 176 | 33 | 25 | 12 | 120 | 112 | 109 | 67 | 45 | 45 | 36 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 123 | 23 | 725 | 313 | 284 | 395 | 331 | 733 | 327 | 327 | 182 | 327 | 418 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 176 |
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