Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ardmore today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 12AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
326 | 404 | 604 | 240 | 229 | 279 | 223 | 273 | 371 | 322 | 256 | 1093 | 466 | 357 | 253 | 163 | 62 | 71 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:11PM3.89m | 7:24AM3.84m | 7:44PM3.95m | 7:58AM3.88m | 8:18PM3.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:13PM0.14m | 1:33AM0.19m | 1:47PM0.07m | 2:06AM0.17m | 2:21PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | E 4 | NE 4 | — | S 9 | S 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SSW 7 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 7 |
326 | 404 | 343 | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 13 | 371 | 322 | 256 | 515 | 466 | 357 | 253 | 29 | 54 | 23 | 24 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | WSW 9 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 19 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — | — | WNW 3 | WSW 10 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
9 | 1 | 604 | 240 | 229 | 279 | 223 | 273 | — | — | 3 | 1093 | 18 | 12 | 5 | 163 | 62 | 71 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 21 | 21 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 161 | 263 | 21 | 227 | 203 | 520 | 354 | 456 | 151 | 151 | 161 | 161 |
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