Ardmore surf break

Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
9.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Ardmore today?

The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 9PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
0.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)15151514141313128887877799994576
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)730874683437307229147131958467443624251840282021327062146
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
25
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
3.08
4:25AM
3.23
4:43PM
3.25
5:06AM
3.40
5:21PM
3.40
5:43AM
3.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23PM
0.84
10:48AM
0.80
11:05PM
0.65
11:27AM
0.64
11:43PM
0.47
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------8:30-------8:29-------8:27-
Sunset4:50-------4:51-------4:52-------
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1----1122----1-----11113
Temp. °C988887799888888998888776
Feels °C (?)234565566665444654334540
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