Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 9PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (12 May)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
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
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
61
61
60
88
100
51
50
50
50
50
50
49
46
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
41
20
19
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:31PM2.97m
3:01AM3.23m
3:26PM3.22m
3:51AM3.49m
4:15PM3.49m
4:38AM3.72m
Low Tide
8:54PM0.90m
9:29AM0.79m
9:49PM0.66m
10:19AM0.53m
10:39PM0.40m
11:06AM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:14
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
13
12
9
8
10
9
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
9
7
5
6
9
11
6
6
3
1
1
0
1
4
4
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
-1
1
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
WSW
6
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
W
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
22
22
22
13
12
55
51
11
50
50
12
50
49
46
42
42
42
42
42
41
41
6
5
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
S
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
W
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
61
61
61
60
59
12
6
50
4
4
50
1
5
1
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
41
20
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
5
2
2
1
2
1
1
3
1
3
4
1
6
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
1.1
W
4
1.3
W
5
1.4
W
5
1.2
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
1
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
7
8
13
42
88
100
63
31
32
37
24
34
29
29
24
15
14
15
19
19
26
18
11
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
645
532
541
539
552
555
785
1186
1541
797
567
567
339
339
459
460
482
486
243
242
68
68
68
68
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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