
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardmore today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 3PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, gales from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
237 | 198 | 186 | 183 | 193 | 222 | 222 | 315 | 371 | 354 | 171 | 126 | 201 | 149 | 113 | 374 | 1650 | 1913 | 657 | 234 | 171 | 109 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:08AM2.66m | 2:45PM2.87m | 3:10AM2.87m | 3:36PM3.12m | 3:57AM3.14m | 4:18PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM1.22m | 9:08PM1.14m | 9:27AM0.99m | 9:58PM0.88m | 10:14AM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | -6 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | S 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 6 | S 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 10 |
148 | 198 | 147 | 87 | 1 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 354 | 171 | 126 | 201 | 149 | 113 | 374 | 1650 | 1913 | 657 | 234 | 171 | 109 | 170 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 15 | SW 15 | SSE 6 | W 14 | E 6 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 15 |
22 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 94 | 81 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 4 | 23 | 415 | 178 | 196 | 96 | 74 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 15 | S 14 | SE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | SSW 10 | E 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 18 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
237 | 178 | 186 | 183 | 193 | 222 | 222 | 315 | 371 | — | — | — | 5 | 94 | 73 | 106 | 155 | 157 | 99 | 77 | 89 | 102 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 301 | 363 | 372 | 413 | 539 | 21 | 265 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 150 | 143 | 152 | 55 | 52 | 170 | 214 | 539 | 532 | 555 | 761 | 599 |
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