Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 693 | 586 | 513 | 446 | 383 | 320 | 259 | 242 | 191 | 150 | 110 | 127 | 198 | 573 | 492 | 316 | 235 | 746 | 847 | 1019 | 1246 | 1206 | 1139 | 1280 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:19AM2.74m | 10:45PM2.30m | 11:26AM2.56m | 00:07AM2.14m | 12:56PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM1.03m | 4:32PM1.20m | 4:31AM1.25m | 5:54PM1.40m | 5:52AM1.41m | 7:53PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 693 | 586 | 513 | 446 | 383 | 320 | 259 | 242 | 191 | 150 | 110 | 127 | 198 | 573 | 492 | 316 | 235 | 746 | 847 | 1019 | 1246 | 1206 | 1139 | 1280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 20 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 116 | — | 7 | 27 | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | NW 11 | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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