Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy 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
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)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
E
35
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
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
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:01
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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)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SE
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
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)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
8
0.1
W
19
0.4
SE
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.4
E
5
Energy kJ
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
15
0.5
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
7
7
5
59
20
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
6
2
ENE
6
2.2
ENE
7
2.2
ENE
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
6
2.2
E
7
2.5
E
7
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
2.2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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