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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 05 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 11PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | |
3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:29PM3.49m | 8:45AM3.29m | 9:07PM3.31m | 9:23AM3.12m | 9:49PM3.13m | 10:08AM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:28PM0.56m | 2:51AM0.69m | 3:04PM0.71m | 3:30AM0.87m | 3:46PM0.88m | 4:15AM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | ENE 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
 kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 11 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 18 | SW 9 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | — | W 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 460 | 457 | 153 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 158 | 263 | 159 | 160 | 159 | 143 | 143 | 160 | 180 | 180 | 151 | 151 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 151 |
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