Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 22 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
9.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 2PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (22 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (22 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
0.8
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.4
SW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.2
SW
3.5
WSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)16151514141010201717161616151615151516161515147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1931171611581063223204154103138323242506208017831341144914922837123824685450237019141470527
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
ESE
15
E
35
E
40
E
25
ESE
35
E
40
ENE
50
NE
50
ENE
45
NE
40
NNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29AM
3.80
7:42PM
3.68
8:05AM
3.78
8:20PM
3.63
8:45AM
3.70
9:02PM
3.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.35
2:07AM
0.24
2:31PM
0.40
2:46AM
0.33
3:11PM
0.50
3:28AM
0.47
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise8:25-------8:23-------8:22-------
Sunset--5:00-------5:01-------5:02-----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------14321261242--1---1
Temp. °C687666787876665767876677
Feels °C (?)243341-1-120-2-5-5-4-41-11222120
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