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Ardmore surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
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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
12.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Ardmore today?
The current surf forecast for Ardmore at 9AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Ardmore. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. 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 NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 5 | |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 92 | 110 | 123 | 99 | 81 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 40 | 38 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:24AM3.91m | 5:46PM3.96m | 6:09AM4.01m | 6:32PM4.09m | 6:55AM4.02m | 7:18PM4.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:26PM0.18m | 11:51AM0.12m | 00:13AM0.03m | 12:36PM0.01m | 1:01AM-0.03m | 1:22PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 10 | S 13 | S 19 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 81 | 52 | 39 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | — | S 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | S 14 | S 20 | S 13 |
2 | 1 | — | 7 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | S 19 | — | — | W 14 | — | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 16 | S 17 | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 9 |
— | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | WSW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | S 5 |
4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | — | 12 | 1 | 29 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 38 | 92 | 110 | 123 | 99 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 38 | 104 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 158 | 158 | 158 | 263 | 369 | 447 | 532 | 370 | 370 | 339 | 254 | 370 | 265 | 370 | 363 | 85 | 147 | 33 | 52 | 143 | 148 | 150 | 151 | 151 |
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