Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the NNE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 679 | 648 | 1356 | 2635 | 4218 | 2779 | 2740 | 2508 | 1731 | 1302 | 1202 | 920 | 736 | 723 | 698 | 573 | 553 | 628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:19PM2.62m | 3:05AM2.33m | 3:17PM2.83m | 3:55AM2.58m | 4:00PM3.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM1.17m | 8:59AM1.23m | 9:51PM0.91m | 9:47AM1.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 669 | 679 | 648 | 1356 | 2635 | — | — | — | — | 1731 | 1302 | 1202 | 920 | 736 | 723 | 698 | 573 | 553 | 628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 4218 | 2779 | 2740 | 2508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 28 | 0 | 53 | 97 | 122 | 175 | 383 | 71 | 48 | 42 | 71 | 42 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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