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Ardmore in Waterford is a sheltered beach break that has unreliable waves with no particular seasonal pattern. Works best in offshore winds from the north. Waves more likely to be from local windswells than distant groundswells and the best wave direction is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Watch out for dangerous rips.

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Overall Ardmore Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Ardmore surf quality by season and Ardmore surf quality by month.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Ardmore:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Ballycotton	13 mi
Second closest break	Bunmahon	21 mi
Third closest break	Kilmurren Cove	24 mi
Fourth closest break	Annestown	24 mi
Fifth closest break	Perfect Wave	25 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Ardmore:
Closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	117 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M3 Mizen Head Buoy	130 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	142 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	144 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	147 mi
Tide stations nearest to Ardmore:
Closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	117 mi
Second closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	119 mi
Third closest tide station	Milford Haven, Wales	119 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Fishguard, Wales	119 mi
Fifth closest tide station	St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly, England	154 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Ardmore:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	260 mi
Second closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	295 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	297 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	300 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	302 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Ardmore:
Closest city location	Youghal (Ireland)	4 mi
Second closest city location	Dungarvan (Ireland)	12 mi
Third closest city location	Mainister na Corann (Ireland)	17 mi
Fourth closest city location	Cobh (Ireland)	23 mi
Fifth closest city location	Kill (Ireland)	24 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Ardmore is Cork Airport (ORK) in Ireland, 50 km (31 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Ardmore is Waterford Airport (WAT), also in Ireland, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Shannon Airport (SNN) in Ireland, 114 km (71 miles) away.
• Kerry Airport (KIR) in Ireland is 122 km (76 miles) away.
• Galway Airport (GWY), also in Ireland is the fifth nearest airport to Ardmore and is 170 km (106 miles) away.