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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 May 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ardmore today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 7PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | |
137 | 87 | 471 | 561 | 604 | 594 | 471 | 463 | 403 | 396 | 544 | 211 | 207 | 149 | 103 | 99 | 87 | 118 | 131 | 116 | 235 | 103 | 454 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:45PM3.49m | 6:02AM3.45m | 6:22PM3.55m | 6:39AM3.47m | 6:59PM3.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.57m | 00:09AM0.58m | 12:24PM0.53m | 00:46AM0.55m | 1:00PM0.51m | 1:22AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | 9:40 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 6 | SW 8 |
 kJ | 53 | 46 | 123 | 125 | 144 | 126 | 128 | 130 | 403 | 89 | 82 | 211 | 207 | 149 | 103 | 99 | 81 | 57 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 35 | 134 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 87 | 146 | — | — | 148 | 152 | 158 | 137 | 148 | — | 81 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | — | 81 | 53 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 18 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 10 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 29 | 471 | 561 | 604 | 594 | 471 | 463 | — | 396 | 544 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 47 | 57 | 87 | 118 | 131 | 116 | 235 | 103 | 454 | 439 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 164 | 242 | 248 | 214 | 21 | 160 | 159 | 161 | 161 | 180 | 164 | 150 | 150 | 150 | 143 | 152 | 252 | 180 | 159 | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 |
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