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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
12.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 9PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | |
42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 106 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:15PM3.49m | 4:38AM3.72m | 5:01PM3.75m | 5:24AM3.91m | 5:46PM3.96m | 6:09AM4.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:39PM0.40m | 11:06AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.18m | 11:51AM0.12m | 00:13AM0.03m | 12:36PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NNE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 16 |
 kJ | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | E 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | SSW 14 | W 8 | WSW 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | S 19 | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | NE 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | — | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 106 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1139 | 315 | 260 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 158 | 68 | 68 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 369 | 447 | 465 | 456 | 158 | 251 | 243 | 260 | 158 | |
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