Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 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
9.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 6PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)19s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
2.1
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)19181817171616788161615151413131288551010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46550358246939429822645667274077875955944340722514799697198438060
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
NE
10
N
5
NE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
2.93
3:39AM
3.05
4:00PM
3.08
4:25AM
3.23
4:43PM
3.25
5:06AM
3.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
1.13
9:36PM
1.02
10:04AM
0.97
10:23PM
0.84
10:48AM
0.80
11:05PM
0.65
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:32-------8:30-------8:30-------
Sunset--4:47-------4:50-------4:51-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-111122123112111---
Temp. °C678777777887777569988887
Feels °C (?)345422122233345136544333
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