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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 6PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 68 | 110 | 149 | 149 | 131 | 104 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:01PM3.75m | 5:24AM3.91m | 5:46PM3.96m | 6:09AM4.01m | 6:32PM4.09m | 6:55AM4.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:06AM0.30m | 11:26PM0.18m | 11:51AM0.12m | 00:13AM0.03m | 12:36PM0.01m | 1:01AM-0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | 9:22 |
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Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NNW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | S 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
 kJ | 20 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 104 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | NE 4 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | S 19 | — | — | W 13 | W 8 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | SW 12 | S 17 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | NE 4 | — | NE 7 | — | — | W 7 | — | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | W 13 | W 9 | W 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 37 | 29 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 68 | 110 | 149 | 149 | 131 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 185 | 68 | 151 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 369 | 447 | 529 | 370 | 370 | 339 | 262 | 267 | 277 | 277 | 277 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
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