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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
11.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Perfect Wave today?
The current surf forecast for Perfect Wave at 7PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Perfect Wave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
35 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 65 | 91 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:38PM2.79m | 3:08AM3.08m | 3:33PM3.02m | 3:59AM3.32m | 4:22PM3.27m | 4:46AM3.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM1.00m | 8:55PM0.87m | 9:33AM0.77m | 9:51PM0.63m | 10:23AM0.52m | 10:41PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | 9:15 |
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Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | -2 | -1 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | SSW 16 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 15 | 50 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 5 | 50 | 50 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 8 | WSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | NE 7 | E 7 | W 6 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 65 | 91 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 524 | 606 | 501 | 501 | 498 | 511 | 516 | 753 | 1104 | 1099 | 954 | 565 | 565 | 323 | 323 | 431 | 431 | 108 | 501 | 220 | 211 | 108 | 108 |
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