Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 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
12.2° 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 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (14 May)1ft (0.3m)15s

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 Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
10 AM
1 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)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
42
42
41
41
41
20
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
13
14
14
106
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
N
20
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
25
SW
30
WSW
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15PM3.49m
4:38AM3.72m
5:01PM3.75m
5:24AM3.91m
5:46PM3.96m
6:09AM4.01m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.40m
11:06AM0.30m
11:26PM0.18m
11:51AM0.12m
00:13AM0.03m
12:36PM0.01m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:16
9:19
9:20
2
1
Temp °C
12
12
9
7
5
5
9
11
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
10
13
12
9
7
7
8
9
10
4
5
3
1
0
0
3
6
8
10
7
6
7
8
7
5
8
6
5
3
3
4
4
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
42
42
42
41
41
41
20
19
2
18
17
2
2
17
17
17
17
17
17
7
6
14
14
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
E
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
W
8
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
4
1
4
4
4
6
5
2
18
5
5
17
17
1
7
17
17
3
3
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
3
1
1
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
SW
4
1.4
SW
5
Energy kJ
18
15
19
18
14
11
6
2
2
3
11
17
12
1
2
19
13
13
13
106
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
1139
315
260
68
68
68
68
158
68
68
158
158
158
158
369
447
465
456
158
251
243
260
158
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
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