Tower Bay surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 IST
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Tower Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tower Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tower Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tower Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (12 May)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

Table - waves today at Tower Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Mon night, strong winds from the W by Tue night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
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)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
W
3
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
1.2
NNW
5
0.1
S
8
1.1
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
0.1
S
15
0.9
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.1
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
0
2
2
2
6
6
1
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
0
1
0
0
4
0
0
4
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
W
30
W
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
30
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
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:02AM3.66m
8:50PM3.55m
8:55AM3.84m
9:39PM3.81m
9:45AM4.06m
Low Tide
1:47AM1.36m
2:27PM0.88m
2:46AM1.13m
3:17PM0.59m
3:37AM0.84m
4:04PM0.31m
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:30
5:28
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:12
9:14
9:15
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
9
10
13
13
13
10
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
11
11
9
5
2
2
4
6
5
6
2
-1
-2
-1
1
2
3
3
0
0
-1
0
1
3
4
5
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SW
5
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
6
6
5
5
5
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
1
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.7
WNW
3
0.9
W
4
1
WNW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.2
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1
NNW
4
1.3
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
4
1.2
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
2
8
13
6
5
11
23
35
39
59
46
46
41
75
84
45
45
64
47
38
18
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
4
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
170
164
164
372
424
348
348
348
348
372
384
559
1435
621
597
597
397
671
559
465
461
204
348
255
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
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