Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 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
11.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
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
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.7
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.5
WSW
10
1.3
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.3
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
93
23
60
106
59
120
65
64
24
13
23
11
11
10
17
37
53
53
57
45
36
25
17
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19AM3.59m
5:36PM3.61m
5:54AM3.67m
6:11PM3.70m
6:28AM3.69m
6:45PM3.74m
Low Tide
11:44AM0.42m
00:00AM0.37m
12:18PM0.35m
00:35AM0.33m
12:50PM0.33m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
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8:52
8:53
8:55
8:58
1
8
3
7
14
3
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
10
11
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
10
2
2
2
3
6
8
9
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.7
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
0.3
WSW
10
1
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SW
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.6
S
5
Energy kJ
24
23
23
60
106
20
78
65
64
24
13
4
11
11
10
10
4
2
5
5
5
5
5
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.6
WSW
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
93
10
23
22
59
44
21
20
13
7
23
3
1
5
5
2
2
2
2
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.3
WSW
11
0.1
W
15
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.5
E
5
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.1
SE
5
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
5
22
4
20
20
14
10
9
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
E
7
2
E
7
2
ESE
7
1.8
ESE
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
ESE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
366
435
404
285
154
181
120
10
9
6
6
10
17
37
53
53
57
45
36
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
143
143
151
148
148
148
150
33
52
52
143
143
148
143
152
152
150
150
143
143
150
158
158
158
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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