Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 11AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 25 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 71 | 88 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 5:21AM3.09m | 5:43PM3.63m | 6:11AM3.27m | 6:30PM3.90m | 6:56AM3.39m | 7:13PM4.06m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.43m | 11:59PM0.19m | 12:04PM0.22m | 00:45AM-0.01m | 12:46PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 25 | 64 | 58 | 54 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 46 | 71 | 88 | 110 | 102 | 100 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 28 | 28 | 28 | 57 | 57 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 57 | 28 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 48 | 66 |
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