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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 IST
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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
9.4° 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 5PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)11ft (3.5m)8s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
S
3
S
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
SE
3
SSE
2.3
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.1
SE
3.5
SE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)888889887888810101616151599688
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1211803617117615031230936804497129271548145091892015711055110537031324927113171150
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
25
S
35
S
45
S
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSE
35
SE
50
ESE
30
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
10
S
20
ESE
45
ESE
45
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
3.51
6:39PM
3.43
7:03AM
3.59
7:13PM
3.48
7:37AM
3.63
7:48PM
3.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43PM
0.39
12:56AM
0.19
1:19PM
0.33
1:32AM
0.15
1:55PM
0.33
2:08AM
0.18
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise8:26-------8:25-------8:22-------
Sunset--4:53-------4:54-------4:57-----
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
6--1211-2321--11------21
Temp. °C798888887999998767877787
Feels °C (?)330-2-1110-4356775422431-3-20
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