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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ISTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Perfect Wave surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Perfect Wave sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Perfect Wave today?
The current surf forecast for Perfect Wave at 7AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Perfect Wave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 7 | SW 7 | |
16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 465 | 181 | 147 | 128 | 90 | 68 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:48AM3.30m | 5:07PM3.26m | 5:26AM3.41m | 5:43PM3.40m | 6:01AM3.48m | 6:18PM3.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM0.56m | 11:09AM0.52m | 11:25PM0.43m | 11:46AM0.40m | 00:02AM0.34m | 12:20PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 4 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 181 | 147 | 128 | 90 | 68 | 36 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 26 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | ESE 6 | WSW 10 | E 5 | WSW 10 | ESE 5 | SW 10 | ESE 5 | SW 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 64 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 10 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 42 | 64 | 136 | 222 | 230 | 192 | 169 | 215 | 397 | 485 | 518 | 465 | 163 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 96 | 96 | 96 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 184 | 177 | 186 | 186 | 175 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 167 | 167 | 168 | 161 | 167 | 168 | 167 |
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