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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 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
11.8° 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 10PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, light winds from the ESE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | WSW 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | |
47 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 217 | 21 | 202 | 127 | 87 | 32 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 82 | 94 | 77 | 72 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:59PM3.46m | 5:19AM3.59m | 5:36PM3.61m | 5:54AM3.67m | 6:11PM3.70m | 6:28AM3.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24PM0.45m | 11:44AM0.42m | 00:00AM0.37m | 12:18PM0.35m | 00:35AM0.33m | 12:50PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 4 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
 kJ | 47 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 217 | 21 | 20 | 127 | 87 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | SE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 11 | W 15 | WSW 10 | E 6 | WSW 10 | E 5 | E 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | E 4 | E 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 4 | 58 | 31 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 363 | 320 | 225 | 263 | 554 | 838 | 782 | 557 | 149 | 244 | 202 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 82 | 94 | 77 | 72 | 57 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 143 | 143 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 150 | 95 | 143 | 52 | 148 | 148 | 148 | 161 | 164 | 150 | 164 | 85 | 95 | 150 | 158 |
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