Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 2AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 524 | 495 | 470 | 479 | 599 | 610 | 588 | 599 | 814 | 1066 | 955 | 872 | 789 | 678 | 618 | 466 | 449 | 441 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:25PM3.74m | 6:48AM3.46m | 6:58PM3.80m | 7:21AM3.55m | 7:33PM3.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.01m | 12:42PM0.14m | 1:08AM-0.06m | 1:17PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 5 | W 11 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 524 | 495 | 470 | 479 | 599 | 610 | 19 | 599 | — | 1066 | 955 | 872 | 789 | 678 | 618 | 466 | 449 | 441 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 15 | 24 | 21 | 35 | 40 | 51 | 588 | — | 814 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 493 | 114 | 81 | 114 | 420 | 71 | 73 | 494 | 304 | 123 | 42 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 8 |
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