Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trá Na Rosan today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Trá Na Rosan at 1AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trá Na Rosan. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
461 | 399 | 351 | 283 | 237 | 509 | 588 | 463 | 358 | 286 | 270 | 239 | 181 | 144 | 121 | 100 | 85 | 66 | 58 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:26PM2.56m | 11:55AM2.44m | 00:26AM2.29m | 1:14PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09PM0.91m | 5:36AM1.05m | 6:08PM1.18m | 6:41AM1.27m | 7:41PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
461 | 399 | 351 | 283 | 237 | 163 | 105 | 69 | 68 | 65 | 45 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | N 10 | NNW 9 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 8 | W 9 |
6 | — | — | 2 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 |
— | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | 40 | 139 | 509 | 588 | 463 | 358 | 286 | 270 | 239 | 181 | 144 | 121 | 100 | 85 | 66 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 75 | 75 | 82 | 780 | 344 | 308 | 442 | 359 | 794 | 403 | 403 | 136 | 403 | 349 | 403 | 326 | 326 | 326 | 253 |
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