Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 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
9.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 3PM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (23 Jan)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (23 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)181616161615171615181716151188917161615141312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4181651228722121909156716771486113381717561551101474538128421629133090240418321220878666
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
40
E
40
ENE
45
ENE
55
NE
55
NE
35
ENE
40
E
45
E
40
E
40
NE
30
NE
20
NW
30
W
15
SW
5
NNE
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:05AM
3.78
8:20PM
3.63
8:45AM
3.70
9:02PM
3.53
9:29AM
3.57
9:50PM
3.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:31PM
0.40
2:46AM
0.33
3:11PM
0.50
3:28AM
0.47
3:56PM
0.64
4:17AM
0.64
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise8:23-------8:22-------8:21-------
Sunset--5:01-------5:02-------5:05-----
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
222273311428221---------
Temp. °C788767998888766667877678
Feels °C (?)-30-1-3-6-511-2-1-112-12322433332
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