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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 3AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 15 | |
61 | 56 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 14 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 29 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:36PM3.61m | 5:54AM3.67m | 6:11PM3.70m | 6:28AM3.69m | 6:45PM3.74m | 7:02AM3.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:00AM0.37m | 12:18PM0.35m | 00:35AM0.33m | 12:50PM0.33m | 1:08AM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 |
14 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
 kJ | 61 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 4 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 10 | E 5 | E 4 | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 49 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | W 8 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 148 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 38 | 45 | 51 | 50 | 39 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 33 | 33 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 151 | 150 | 148 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 150 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 151 | 147 | 148 | 143 | 143 | 153 |
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