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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 1PM is: 0.1m 19s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 19s |
| Evening (06 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | |
6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 8:45AM3.29m | 9:07PM3.31m | 9:23AM3.12m | 9:49PM3.13m | 10:08AM2.95m | 10:39PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51AM0.69m | 3:04PM0.71m | 3:30AM0.87m | 3:46PM0.88m | 4:15AM1.04m | 4:34PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 18 | SW 8 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SW 3 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 12 | S 11 | — | S 18 | SW 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | W 14 | S 15 | SW 4 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 10 | S 18 | SW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 54 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 150 | 151 | 185 | 158 | 357 | 180 | 159 | 159 | 143 | 160 | 277 | 164 | 158 | 151 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 151 | 151 | 153 | 151 |
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