Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 3PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (05 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
3
3
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
8:09AM3.45m
8:29PM3.49m
8:45AM3.29m
9:07PM3.31m
9:23AM3.12m
9:49PM3.13m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.56m
2:51AM0.69m
3:04PM0.71m
3:30AM0.87m
3:46PM0.88m
4:15AM1.04m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:54
5:52
5:50
5:48
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9:00
9:02
9:04
9:06
Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
11
10
8
8
6
10
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
5
7
8
9
9
8
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
6
5
3
7
7
6
7
8
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
6
6
6
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
5
5
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
9
0.1
SW
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
6
7
6
5
2
3
3
6
3
2
2
5
2
2
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
W
6
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
9
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
8
0.1
SW
7
Energy kJ
3
1
7
7
6
3
2
6
3
6
6
5
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.1
SW
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
5
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
153
153
158
457
153
143
143
143
143
185
158
357
164
159
143
143
160
161
158
151
151
143
143
143
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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