Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 5AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.7
SW
4
0.2
SSW
13
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
46
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
41
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
30
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
25
SSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:51AM3.49m
4:15PM3.49m
4:38AM3.72m
5:01PM3.75m
5:24AM3.91m
5:46PM3.96m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.53m
10:39PM0.40m
11:06AM0.30m
11:26PM0.18m
11:51AM0.12m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
7
8
11
11
9
7
5
6
9
11
11
11
11
8
8
9
11
12
11
11
9
1
0
1
-1
1
4
4
2
1
0
1
3
6
8
8
9
5
6
7
9
7
8
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
50
49
46
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
41
20
19
18
18
17
3
2
17
17
17
17
17
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
1
2
1
17
17
1
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
SW
2
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
Energy kJ
32
32
32
33
19
18
13
19
18
14
7
4
2
1
1
2
1
13
11
18
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
567
567
339
476
935
1393
568
260
258
68
68
68
68
158
68
68
68
158
150
158
158
364
252
364
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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