Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 2PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | S 4 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 885 | 763 | 607 | 533 | 449 | 441 | 367 | 314 | 281 | 181 | 108 | 74 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 47 | 377 | 1041 | 2182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:33PM3.78m | 7:55AM3.56m | 8:10PM3.65m | 8:33AM3.48m | 8:51PM3.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:17PM0.08m | 1:40AM-0.04m | 1:53PM0.11m | 2:15AM0.09m | 2:33PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 885 | 763 | 607 | 533 | 449 | 441 | 367 | 314 | 281 | 181 | 108 | 74 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 47 | 377 | 1041 | 2182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 39 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 27 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 408 | 408 | 408 | 483 | 962 | 725 | 378 | 535 | 360 | 978 | 385 | 385 | 114 | 48 |
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