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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 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 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Perfect Wave. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | |
43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:22PM3.27m | 4:46AM3.53m | 5:08PM3.52m | 5:31AM3.70m | 5:53PM3.72m | 6:16AM3.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.52m | 10:41PM0.39m | 11:09AM0.29m | 11:29PM0.17m | 11:54AM0.11m | 00:16AM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:19 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 6 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 7 | W 7 | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | W 13 | W 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | — | NE 7 | — | W 6 | W 6 | NE 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | NE 4 | S 19 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 950 | 1389 | 565 | 527 | 271 | 108 | 167 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 189 | 189 | 196 | 247 | 189 | 339 | 249 | 344 | 253 | 171 | 213 |
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