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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 10PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 19 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | SW 3 | SW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | |
7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:07PM3.31m | 9:23AM3.12m | 9:49PM3.13m | 10:08AM2.95m | 10:39PM2.97m | 11:03AM2.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04PM0.71m | 3:30AM0.87m | 3:46PM0.88m | 4:15AM1.04m | 4:34PM1.04m | 5:10AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 18 | SW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 3 | — | — | S 15 | — | SW 4 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 11 | S 18 | SW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 14 | S 15 | S 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SW 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 | S 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 51 | 128 | 164 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 357 | 148 | 161 | 159 | 160 | 160 | 180 | 180 | 151 | 150 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 151 | 166 | 153 | 151 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 248 | 248 |
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