Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 4AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.2m)19s
Afternoon (12 May)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)18s

Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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)
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
1.3
W
5
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
36
33
31
61
61
61
60
80
55
51
50
50
50
50
50
49
46
42
42
42
42
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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
off
off
off
High Tide
2:02AM3.01m
2:31PM2.97m
3:01AM3.23m
3:26PM3.22m
3:51AM3.49m
4:15PM3.49m
Low Tide
8:33AM1.02m
8:54PM0.90m
9:29AM0.79m
9:49PM0.66m
10:19AM0.53m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:14
9:15
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
9
11
13
14
12
9
9
10
9
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
9
5
4
5
6
6
7
6
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
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
Energy kJ
26
26
25
24
23
22
22
22
13
13
55
51
50
50
50
50
50
49
46
42
42
42
42
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
5
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
37
37
36
33
31
61
61
61
60
59
12
6
5
4
4
1
4
4
1
2
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.3
W
5
1.2
WNW
5
1
WNW
4
1.1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
Energy kJ
2
2
5
4
4
6
6
11
32
80
77
63
34
40
37
39
34
24
20
18
15
9
7
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
38
41
259
565
541
541
541
539
552
556
746
1365
818
796
567
339
567
567
482
476
398
460
260
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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