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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 4AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 80 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:02AM3.01m | 2:31PM2.97m | 3:01AM3.23m | 3:26PM3.22m | 3:51AM3.49m | 4:15PM3.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:33AM1.02m | 8:54PM0.90m | 9:29AM0.79m | 9:49PM0.66m | 10:19AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 36 | 33 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WSW 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 32 | 80 | 77 | 63 | 34 | 40 | 37 | 39 | 34 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 38 | 41 | 259 | 565 | 541 | 541 | 541 | 539 | 552 | 556 | 746 | 1365 | 818 | 796 | 567 | 339 | 567 | 567 | 482 | 476 | 398 | 460 | 260 |
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