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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
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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
11.4° 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 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | |
21 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 30 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 114 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:18PM3.29m | 4:41AM3.48m | 4:59PM3.46m | 5:19AM3.59m | 5:36PM3.61m | 5:54AM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.69m | 10:42PM0.57m | 11:07AM0.53m | 11:24PM0.45m | 11:44AM0.42m | 00:00AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | |
— | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | 8:53 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
13 | 14 | 8 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 54 | 53 | 57 | 56 | 47 | 27 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 114 | 83 | 78 | 80 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | W 19 | — | SE 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | E 5 |
21 | 18 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 30 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 59 | 20 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — |
33 | 35 | 27 | 37 | 59 | 115 | 124 | 199 | 319 | 407 | 410 | 366 | 284 | 427 | 778 | 1151 | 746 | 518 | 315 | 75 | 42 | 29 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 148 | 151 | 52 | 33 | 52 | 95 | 148 |
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