Ardmore 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 51.95° N 7.78° W

Issued: 12 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ardmore sea temperature is

16.2° C

Ardmore surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Ardmore today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 21s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 4AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	21s
Evening (12 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon morning).
	Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 16	SSW 15	S 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	10	10	25	25	25	45	45	24	22	9	37	37	74	74	37	21	22	30	61	61	61	61	30	30
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		3:43AM3.37m					4:14PM3.49m				4:44AM3.52m				5:13PM3.71m				5:40AM3.68m				6:08PM3.91m
Low Tide					10:16AM0.62m				10:49PM0.50m				11:16AM0.40m				11:48PM0.31m				12:10PM0.20m


	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	18	18	19	22	24	23	21	18	16	17	20	20	22	20	18	17	16	17	19	21	23	23
Feels °C	21	20	15	13	14	18	21	19	15	12	10	10	15	14	18	16	13	13	12	13	15	17	20	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 21	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 20	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 11	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14
kJ	2	10	25	25	25	45	11	12	12	3	37	15	37	28	18	12	12	11	10	61	61	61	30	18
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SE 7	SE 7	S 22	S 21	SSW 16	SSW 21	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SE 10	SSW 15	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSE 6
kJ	10	2	2	9	9	24	45	24	22	9	21	37	74	74	37	16	22	30	61	19	18	18	18	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 8	W 8	—	—	W 8	SE 8	SSW 16	SW 21	S 21	S 21	W 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSE 10	SW 14	SSW 14	W 11	SE 9	SE 9	S 6	SSW 18
kJ	1	1	—	—	1	3	24	18	9	9	1	21	21	21	21	21	10	8	20	2	3	3	3	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	ENE 5
kJ	26	25	44	54	62	66	81	122	166	185	248	284	293	263	173	146	173	126	98	139	144	106	54	42
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	159	143	143	143	176	52	282	95	558	558	486	166	151	153	55	33	33	143	50	143	143	52	33	143
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford						Tramore Left													Tramore Left			Tramore Left
Rating (10 max)						1													1			1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6	6

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