Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 19 | 43 | 36 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:56AM3.36m | 8:15PM4.03m | 8:42AM3.28m | 9:01PM3.97m | 9:27AM3.16m | 9:45PM3.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:45PM0.08m | 2:31AM-0.00m | 2:29PM0.14m | 3:16AM0.11m | 3:12PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 43 | 36 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 140 | 225 | 225 | 225 | 294 | 138 | 138 | 327 | 1269 | 1911 | 777 | 280 | 138 | 249 | 249 | 280 | 378 | 378 | 190 | 36 |
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