Tower Bay surfForecast / Wexford / Ireland

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 18 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
11.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tower Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Tower Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (IST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)--
Afternoon (18 May)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon night, light winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
10 AM
1 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)
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
5
1
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
31
123
187
127
77
75
69
80
72
64
38
16
9
9
9
8
74
15
30
33
33
42
40
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
SSE
45
SSE
35
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:07PM4.52m
1:27AM4.53m
2:01PM4.41m
2:17AM4.47m
2:58PM4.21m
3:11AM4.37m
Low Tide
7:07PM0.03m
7:33AM-0.15m
7:55PM0.20m
8:24AM-0.05m
8:45PM0.44m
9:19AM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:18
5:16
5:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:23
9:24
9:27
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
12
12
11
10
11
13
16
16
16
16
14
15
16
17
18
5
4
1
4
7
7
8
8
8
6
6
5
4
5
7
10
12
14
14
10
12
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
S
18
0.8
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
2
6
38
16
9
9
6
8
9
5
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
7
6
9
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
9
9
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.5
SSE
5
1.7
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.6
WSW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
3
1
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
14
31
123
187
127
77
75
69
80
72
64
7
6
5
5
5
1
74
15
30
33
33
42
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
181
181
195
181
181
181
208
194
194
181
194
187
194
192
194
204
192
181
177
181
194
185
194
194
Best forecast wave conditions in Wexford
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Ireland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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