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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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 2PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | |
96 | 95 | 90 | 110 | 83 | 183 | 440 | 431 | 528 | 667 | 759 | 875 | 1266 | 1945 | 1793 | 2106 | 2429 | 2340 | 886 | 689 | 447 | 327 | 294 | 285 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:55AM4.02m | 7:18PM4.11m | 7:42AM3.93m | 8:07PM4.04m | 8:30AM3.77m | 8:58PM3.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM-0.03m | 1:22PM-0.00m | 1:49AM0.01m | 2:09PM0.07m | 2:40AM0.15m | 2:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:24 | — | 9:25 | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | — | — | SW 17 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | — | 175 | 167 | — | — | 11 | 26 | 180 | 121 | 79 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 19 | — | S 13 | W 15 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 |
— | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
96 | 95 | 90 | 110 | 83 | 183 | 440 | 431 | 528 | 667 | 759 | 875 | 1266 | 1945 | 1793 | 2106 | 2429 | 2340 | 886 | 689 | 447 | 327 | 294 | 285 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 33 | 143 | 150 | 159 | 151 | 151 | 164 | 164 | 263 | 272 | 265 | 265 | 364 | 263 | 265 | 265 | 358 | 160 | 180 | 164 | 150 | 143 | 151 |
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