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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 28 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 4PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
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 31mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | |
8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 105 | 108 | 72 | 60 | 65 | 43 | 27 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:25PM3.08m | 4:48AM3.30m | 5:07PM3.26m | 5:26AM3.41m | 5:43PM3.40m | 6:01AM3.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27AM0.69m | 10:43PM0.56m | 11:09AM0.52m | 11:25PM0.43m | 11:46AM0.40m | 00:02AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | — | 8:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 105 | 108 | 80 | 60 | 65 | 43 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | W 18 | W 16 | W 17 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 | — | 12 | 11 | 72 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NE 6 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 41 | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 11 | 24 | 32 | 50 | 48 | 86 | 154 | 248 | 248 | 217 | 164 | 212 | 402 | 487 | 440 | 256 | 127 | 71 | 31 | 20 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 148 | 150 | 148 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 177 | 184 | 184 | 186 | 167 | 167 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 135 | 167 |
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