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) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 12PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am 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) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 48 | 62 | 59 | 98 | 670 | 3093 | 5554 | 6491 | 5372 | 4555 | 3571 | 2505 | 1893 | 1491 | 1137 | 976 | 743 | 625 | 540 | 617 | 533 | 415 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:33AM3.48m | 8:51PM3.42m | 9:14AM3.33m | 9:38PM3.12m | 10:04AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | 17 | 27 | 98 | 670 | 3093 | 5554 | 6491 | 5372 | 4555 | 3571 | 2505 | 1893 | 1491 | 1137 | 976 | 743 | 625 | 540 | 617 | 533 | 415 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 48 | 62 | 59 | 50 | 43 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 15 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 476 | 369 | 385 | 399 | 385 | 385 | 114 | 83 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 107 | 107 | 137 | 48 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 65 | 107 | 123 | 137 | 48 |
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