Perfect Wave surfForecast / Waterford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 12 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
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 7PM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
1
WSW
6
1.1
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
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
31
61
61
61
60
65
91
51
51
50
50
50
50
50
47
43
42
42
21
21
21
21
20
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:38PM2.79m
3:08AM3.08m
3:33PM3.02m
3:59AM3.32m
4:22PM3.27m
4:46AM3.53m
Low Tide
8:36AM1.00m
8:55PM0.87m
9:33AM0.77m
9:51PM0.63m
10:23AM0.52m
10:41PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:13
9:14
9:15
Temp °C
11
13
14
12
9
9
10
8
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
10
11
9
7
5
5
7
7
7
6
2
1
1
-1
2
4
4
3
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
6
4
1
-2
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
WSW
5
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
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
Energy kJ
24
23
22
22
13
13
13
12
32
15
50
6
5
50
50
47
43
42
42
21
21
21
21
20
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
SW
6
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
35
31
61
61
61
60
59
57
51
51
5
50
50
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
6
6
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.8
W
4
1
WSW
6
1.1
W
6
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
5
7
19
65
91
16
11
16
13
17
17
13
13
11
5
4
3
5
5
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
511
524
606
501
501
498
511
516
753
1104
1099
954
565
565
323
323
431
431
108
501
220
211
108
108
Best forecast wave conditions in Waterford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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