Surf Forecasts:
Ardmore surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 7 Jun, 4PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, SW swell with 653 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 8 Jun, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Ardmore this week:
The surf forecast for Ardmore over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Ardmore in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 13) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Ardmore over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1320 | 1010 | 415 | 653 | 331 | 139 | 178 | 251 | 218 | 152 | 93 | 77 | 70 | 64 | 216 | 128 | 118 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:19PM3.18m | 10:37AM3.03m | 11:09PM3.12m | 11:32AM2.97m | 00:06AM3.11m | 12:33PM2.98m | 1:08AM3.15m | 1:37PM3.06m | 2:10AM3.26m | 2:40PM3.21m | 3:09AM3.41m | 3:38PM3.42m | 4:06AM3.57m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:17PM0.83m | 4:47AM0.97m | 5:06PM0.90m | 5:40AM1.02m | 6:00PM0.95m | 6:39AM1.01m | 7:01PM0.94m | 7:40AM0.93m | 8:04PM0.86m | 8:42AM0.80m | 9:06PM0.71m | 9:40AM0.63m | 10:06PM0.53m | 10:36AM0.44m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 |
 | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:50 | 9:51 |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 18 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 169 | — | — | — | 331 | 139 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 128 | 118 | 37 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 11 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 6 | S 11 | W 8 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 19 | — | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 1320 | 1010 | 415 | 653 | — | — | 178 | 251 | 218 | 152 | 93 | 77 | 70 | 64 | 216 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 265 | 465 | 164 | 21 | 21 | 369 | 364 | 521 | 465 | 277 | 370 | 447 | 520 | 68 | 21 | 0 | 248 | 374 | 68 | 147 |
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