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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 01 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
11.7° C
(Which is 1.0°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: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 13 | |
11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:11PM3.70m | 6:28AM3.69m | 6:45PM3.74m | 7:02AM3.66m | 7:19PM3.72m | 7:35AM3.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:35AM0.33m | 12:50PM0.33m | 1:08AM0.35m | 1:21PM0.36m | 1:41AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | ENE 3 | S 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 4 | W 9 | SW 15 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 158 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 143 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 151 | 153 | 259 |
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