Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rossnowlagh today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rossnowlagh at 10AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rossnowlagh. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri night, gales from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 679 | 772 | 1569 | 1647 | 2257 | 2496 | 2323 | 2085 | 1862 | 1544 | 980 | 1396 | 4119 | 9080 | 16337 | 20848 | 18302 | 15490 | 12049 | 9646 | 7706 | 5430 | 3459 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:38PM3.30m | 5:09AM3.13m | 5:14PM3.50m | 5:44AM3.37m | 5:52PM3.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.77m | 10:58PM0.35m | 11:04AM0.53m | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:40AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2085 | 1862 | 1544 | 980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 13 | W 14 | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 679 | 772 | 1569 | 1647 | 2257 | 2496 | 2323 | — | — | 18 | 85 | 1396 | 4119 | 9080 | 16337 | 20848 | 18302 | 15490 | 12049 | 9646 | 7706 | 5430 | 3459 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 233 | 182 | 244 | 439 | 494 | 304 | 42 | 48 | 107 | 385 | 1044 | 1191 | 1143 | 1201 | 1191 | 1191 | 1191 | 834 | 834 | 733 | 304 | 284 |
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