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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 IST
Forecast 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
9.6° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Perfect Wave today?

The current surf forecast for Perfect Wave at 2AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
4
SSW
Period(s) (?)10101010101111121412111110109995678888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39464746236132233229747881040326319115613310381112732806741118103510832086
Wind
(km/h)
40
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
35
S
40
S
45
SSE
45
S
40
S
50
S
50
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59PM
3.28
9:30AM
3.36
9:44PM
3.10
10:15AM
3.14
10:33PM
2.92
11:05AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
0.39
3:49PM
0.69
4:05AM
0.63
4:35PM
0.88
4:53AM
0.87
5:26PM
1.05
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise----8:34-------8:33-------8:33---
Sunset------4:36-------4:37-------4:38-
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1------------------12-13
Temp. °C5554366445655677899910111211
Feels °C (?)-4-2-2-1-312-1-2-2-10134331001431
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