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Annestown surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 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
11.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Annestown today?
The current surf forecast for Annestown at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Annestown. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1207 | 489 | 631 | 216 | 231 | 101 | 115 | 108 | 85 | 67 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 38 | 63 | 131 | 277 | 476 | 758 | 1694 | 3124 | 2321 | 1966 | 1310 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:04PM 3.03 | 2:31AM 3.02 | 2:55PM 3.10 | 3:19AM 3.15 | 3:39PM 3.19 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:02AM 1.05 | 8:33PM 1.01 | 8:56AM 0.98 | 9:20PM 0.91 | 9:43AM 0.88 | 10:02PM 0.79 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:16 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
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