Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardmore today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 11PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 7 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 94 | 58 | 105 | 68 | 70 | 51 | 85 | 136 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:31PM3.36m | 5:45AM3.39m | 6:06PM3.59m | 6:19AM3.58m | 6:39PM3.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:50PM0.66m | 12:05PM0.47m | 00:26AM0.45m | 12:39PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
18 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 58 | 58 | 80 | 68 | 70 | 51 | 12 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SE 5 | SSW 12 | E 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 7 | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 27 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSE 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 4 | W 6 | SSW 12 | E 4 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 1 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | SSW 6 | — | SW 6 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
10 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 36 | 34 | 15 | 6 | — | 94 | — | 105 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 85 | 136 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 95 | 68 | 33 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 38 | 38 | 164 | 164 | 161 | 131 |
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