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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 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
12.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 5AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 4 | SSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | |
50 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:51AM3.49m | 4:15PM3.49m | 4:38AM3.72m | 5:01PM3.75m | 5:24AM3.91m | 5:46PM3.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:19AM0.53m | 10:39PM0.40m | 11:06AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.18m | 11:51AM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 50 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NE 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | E 7 | S 7 | E 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | WSW 4 | SW 2 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 567 | 567 | 339 | 476 | 935 | 1393 | 568 | 260 | 258 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 158 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 158 | 150 | 158 | 158 | 364 | 252 | 364 |
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