Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 11 May 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
12.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Perfect Wave today?

The current surf forecast for Perfect Wave at 11PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)--
Afternoon (11 May)0.5ft (0.1m)21s
Evening (11 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
15
15
37
37
37
35
31
61
61
61
60
59
77
73
51
50
50
50
50
50
47
43
42
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
0
N
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:31PM2.64m
2:10AM2.88m
2:38PM2.79m
3:08AM3.08m
3:33PM3.02m
3:59AM3.32m
Low Tide
7:51PM1.04m
8:36AM1.00m
8:55PM0.87m
9:33AM0.77m
9:51PM0.63m
10:23AM0.52m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:10
9:13
9:14
1
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
9
8
8
11
14
14
12
9
9
10
9
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
8
7
7
10
10
9
6
5
4
7
8
7
6
3
1
2
0
2
4
4
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.5
WSW
6
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
7
15
15
16
26
25
24
23
22
22
13
13
13
12
51
18
50
6
5
50
50
47
43
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
Energy kJ
5
8
7
37
37
37
35
31
61
61
61
60
59
57
6
51
6
50
50
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
S
7
Energy kJ
9
1
2
1
1
4
4
4
2
6
2
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.6
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
5
8
12
27
77
73
10
18
13
17
16
10
9
9
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
481
351
108
0
0
0
259
606
501
501
501
498
508
516
766
719
766
967
565
565
565
950
950
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
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