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Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 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
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 8AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
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 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | |
37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 85 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:10AM2.88m | 2:38PM2.79m | 3:08AM3.08m | 3:33PM3.02m | 3:59AM3.32m | 4:22PM3.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM1.00m | 8:55PM0.87m | 9:33AM0.77m | 9:51PM0.63m | 10:23AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
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Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
 kJ | 16 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 32 | 51 | 50 | 6 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 51 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 15 | — | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | W 6 | — | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 43 | 85 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 259 | 525 | 501 | 501 | 501 | 498 | 511 | 516 | 719 | 1358 | 787 | 765 | 565 | 323 | 565 | 565 | 454 | 449 | 367 | 433 | 229 |
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