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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 13 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 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 3AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | 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 | |
60 | 83 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | 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 | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:01AM3.23m | 3:26PM3.22m | 3:51AM3.49m | 4:15PM3.49m | 4:38AM3.72m | 5:01PM3.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.79m | 9:49PM0.66m | 10:19AM0.53m | 10:39PM0.40m | 11:06AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 55 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | S 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 60 | 59 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 7 | S 7 | W 9 | S 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | NNW 3 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | 44 | 83 | 80 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 35 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 539 | 549 | 556 | 785 | 1186 | 1144 | 985 | 567 | 567 | 339 | 746 | 935 | 460 | 550 | 541 | 260 | 301 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 504 | 264 | 151 |
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