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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 23 Jan 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
9.3° 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 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 23). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (23 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (23 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s

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

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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2.4
SSE
1.3
SW
1.5
S
3.5
SE
3.5
SE
1.2
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)1917161610161099181716151168817171616141010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)214859141912561111803443202121338647517284994232362711911305179513471055754377322
Wind
(km/h)
40
E
40
E
40
E
40
ENE
55
ENE
55
ENE
40
E
45
ESE
50
E
45
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
25
NNE
35
WSW
25
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:13AM
3.61
8:26PM
3.42
8:52AM
3.53
9:07PM
3.33
9:35AM
3.40
9:53PM
3.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
0.37
2:47AM
0.26
3:13PM
0.46
3:29AM
0.39
3:58PM
0.60
4:17AM
0.57
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise8:22-------8:21-------8:19-------
Sunset--4:59-------5:00-------5:01-----
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Rain (mm)
23115331113423--1-------
Temp. °C778767988888876777876778
Feels °C (?)-2-2-1-2-6-40-2-3-2-2-12-10443422432
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