Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 IST
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Ardmore surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Ardmore sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)--
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
1.4
SE
7
0.3
WSW
10
1.6
SE
6
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
27
25
24
24
23
23
23
217
21
202
127
87
32
18
23
11
15
39
82
94
77
72
57
Wind (km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
E
35
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:59PM3.46m
5:19AM3.59m
5:36PM3.61m
5:54AM3.67m
6:11PM3.70m
6:28AM3.69m
Low Tide
11:24PM0.45m
11:44AM0.42m
00:00AM0.37m
12:18PM0.35m
00:35AM0.33m
12:50PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:03
6:01
6:00
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8:51
8:52
8:53
8:55
8
6
9
9
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
13
11
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
5
7
6
3
1
1
2
3
6
8
8
9
10
10
10
8
8
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
1.4
SE
7
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SSE
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
4
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
47
27
25
24
24
23
23
23
217
21
20
127
87
32
18
4
3
11
10
9
4
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.3
SE
10
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
W
15
0.5
WSW
10
0.7
E
6
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
7
17
5
5
5
5
5
22
4
58
31
20
12
7
23
11
1
1
5
5
5
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
20
20
10
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
7
2
ENE
6
1.7
E
6
1.9
E
6
2.3
E
7
2.5
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
8
1.3
E
7
1.7
ESE
7
1.6
SE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
Energy kJ
363
320
225
263
554
838
782
557
149
244
202
9
9
15
39
82
94
77
72
57
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
1
3
1
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
143
143
143
148
148
148
151
151
151
150
95
143
52
148
148
148
161
164
150
164
85
95
150
158
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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