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Annestown surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Annestown surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Annestown sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Annestown today?
The current surf forecast for Annestown at 12AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Annestown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | |
44 | 108 | 124 | 71 | 191 | 58 | 46 | 44 | 90 | 122 | 273 | 360 | 317 | 365 | 417 | 508 | 846 | 952 | 987 | 805 | 328 | 314 | 455 | 488 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:34PM4.08m | 6:57AM4.02m | 7:20PM4.11m | 7:43AM3.93m | 8:08PM4.04m | 8:32AM3.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02AM-0.03m | 1:23PM-0.00m | 1:50AM0.01m | 2:10PM0.06m | 2:40AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | |  | | | |  | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 |
4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 91 | 145 | 253 | 198 | 89 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 200 | 153 | 11 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 20 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 103 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 44 | 108 | 124 | 71 | 191 | — | — | 44 | 90 | 122 | 273 | 360 | 317 | 365 | 417 | 508 | 846 | 952 | 987 | 805 | 328 | 314 | 455 | 488 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 339 | 181 | 181 | 7 | 2 | 166 | 166 | 188 | 182 | 193 | 166 | 166 | 241 | 264 | 255 | 255 | 271 | 271 | 344 | 344 | 211 | 181 | 181 |
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