Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 17 Apr 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
10.2° 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: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (17 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.3
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)777887777111110101010101010101016161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)293385726645514431403381236551584341222167340947616453325252525
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
35
S
40
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
3.80
6:20PM
3.77
6:42AM
3.91
7:00PM
3.89
7:21AM
3.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
0.08
12:23PM
0.04
12:40AM
-0.09
1:02PM
-0.07
1:21AM
-0.16
1:42PM
-0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise---6:28-------6:26-------6:24----
Sunset-------8:29-------8:30-------8:31
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1-2-----------1---------
Temp. °C1010111010111110987791112111088781099
Feels °C (?)334333333334588664435766
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