Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 4AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Tue night, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 28 | 48 | 63 | 45 | 181 | 1090 | 3616 | 5481 | 5834 | 5330 | 4555 | 3376 | 2580 | 1922 | 1521 | 1137 | 992 | 847 | 743 | 569 | 540 | 486 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:33AM3.48m | 8:51PM3.42m | 9:14AM3.33m | 9:38PM3.12m | 10:04AM3.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:15AM0.09m | 2:33PM0.23m | 2:53AM0.31m | 3:17PM0.44m | 3:36AM0.59m | 4:11PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 13 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 13 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 14 | 30 | 17 | 27 | 181 | 1090 | 3616 | 5481 | 5834 | 5330 | 4555 | 3376 | 2580 | 1922 | 1521 | 1137 | 992 | 847 | 743 | 569 | 540 | 486 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 12 | 26 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | W 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 28 | 48 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1144 | 535 | 369 | 395 | 399 | 385 | 284 | 83 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 107 | 107 | 71 | 48 | 48 | 36 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 87 | 48 | 48 |
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