Ardmore Beach
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16
Grim · waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy
Waves
0.7 m
5 s period from SSE · model cell 2.5 km out
Sea
16.7°
Grand. M5 buoy, south-east off Wexford, 76 km away.
Tide
3.6 m
High tide. Low at 15:55.
Wind
34 km/h
Fresh breeze, SSW, cross, gusts 51
Daylight
07:32
Sunrise. Sunset 19:07. Air 16°C.
Best surf each day
Daylight hoursToday
19:00
Blowy 36/100
waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind · 0.8 m · 16 km/h
▼ 03:30 ▲ 09:30 ▼ 15:55 ▲ 21:50
Sat, 3 Oct
08:00
Blowy 33/100
knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind · 0.6 m · 9 km/h
▼ 04:25 ▲ 10:25 ▼ 17:00 ▲ 22:55
Sun, 4 Oct
08:00
Grim 15/100
knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind · 0.3 m · 21 km/h
▼ 05:20 ▲ 11:45 ▼ 18:05
Mon, 5 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.3 m · 25 km/h
▲ 00:20 ▼ 06:55 ▲ 13:15 ▼ 19:45
Tue, 6 Oct
10:00
Grim 5/100
flat · 0.2 m · 13 km/h
▲ 01:55 ▼ 08:15 ▲ 14:45 ▼ 21:05
Wed, 7 Oct
10:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 17 km/h
▲ 03:10 ▼ 09:40 ▲ 15:50 ▼ 22:10
Thu, 8 Oct
13:00
Grim 0/100
no wave data here · 15 km/h
▲ 04:10 ▼ 10:35 ▲ 16:40 ▼ 22:55
Week at a glance
Tap or drag to pick an hour. Everything below follows.Fri 10:0016 · Grim
Fri, 2 Oct, 10:00
16 Grim- waist-high 0.7 m
- short period 5 s, choppy
- cross-shore wind
- high tide
- cross wind
Waves
0.7 m @ 5 s from SSE
Wind
34 km/h SSW · gusts 51
Tide
3.7 m · high
Air
16°C · 0.1 mm rain
Meteogram
Score, waves, wind (green offshore, amber cross, red onshore), rain and air, tideHour by hour
Next 48 hours| Time | Surf | Waves | Period | From | Wind | Gust | Tide | Rain | Air | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | ||||||||||
| 10:00 | 16 Grim | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 34 km/h SSW | 51 | 3.7 m ▲ | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 11:00 | 16 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 35 km/h SSW | 54 | 3.4 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 12:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 40 km/h SSW | 57 | 2.8 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 13:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 41 km/h SSW | 59 | 2.1 m | 0.1 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 14:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 41 km/h SSW | 60 | 1.5 m | dry | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 15:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 6 s | SSE | 44 km/h SSW | 61 | 1.0 m ▼ | 0.3 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 6 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 16:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 45 km/h SSW | 61 | 0.8 m ▼ | 0.6 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.9 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 17:00 | 11 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 43 km/h SW | 60 | 1.0 m ▼ | 0.9 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 18:00 | 23 Grim | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 32 km/h WSW | 55 | 1.5 m | 0.8 mm | 16° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 19:00 | 36 Blowy | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 16 km/h WSW | 47 | 2.1 m | 0.2 mm | 15° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind |
| 20:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h WNW | 30 | 2.8 m | dry | 13° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 21:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.8 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h WNW | 23 | 3.3 m ▲ | dry | 12° | waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 22:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h WNW | 21 | 3.5 m ▲ | dry | 11° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 23:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h WNW | 19 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 9° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| Saturday, 3 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.7 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h NW | 17 | 2.9 m | dry | 8° | waist-high 0.7 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 01:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h NW | 16 | 2.4 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 02:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h NW | 14 | 1.8 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 03:00 | 46 Fresh | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNW | 12 | 1.2 m | dry | 7° | waist-high 0.6 m, short period 5 s, choppy, offshore wind |
| 04:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h NW | 11 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 05:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 6 km/h NNW | 11 | 0.9 m ▼ | dry | 6° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind, low tide |
| 06:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 2 km/h NNW | 11 | 1.3 m | dry | 7° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind |
| 07:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 3 km/h NNW | 11 | 1.9 m | dry | 8° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind |
| 08:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.6 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 12 | 2.5 m | dry | 9° | knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind |
| 09:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h NNW | 11 | 3.1 m | dry | 10° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide |
| 10:00 | 33 Blowy | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h NNW | 10 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 12° | knee-high 0.5 m, offshore wind, high tide |
| 11:00 | 23 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 3 km/h SW | 11 | 3.4 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, cross-shore wind, high tide |
| 12:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 5 km/h S | 13 | 3.2 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, high tide |
| 13:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 7 km/h SSE | 15 | 2.7 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore |
| 14:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h SSE | 17 | 2.2 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore |
| 15:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h S | 18 | 1.6 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore |
| 16:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 18 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide |
| 17:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 9 km/h S | 19 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide |
| 18:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 8 km/h S | 19 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore, low tide |
| 19:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 12 km/h S | 18 | 1.6 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.5 m, light onshore |
| 20:00 | 21 Grim | 0.5 m | 5 s | SSE | 14 km/h S | 17 | 2.1 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 21:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 18 | 2.7 m | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 22:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h S | 19 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide |
| 23:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h S | 19 | 3.2 m ▲ | dry | 13° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide |
| Sunday, 4 October | ||||||||||
| 00:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h S | 21 | 3.1 m ▲ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore, high tide |
| 01:00 | 21 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 13 km/h S | 22 | 2.8 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, light onshore |
| 02:00 | 7 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 16 km/h S | 23 | 2.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, onshore wind |
| 03:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 15 km/h SW | 24 | 1.9 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind |
| 04:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 10 km/h WSW | 24 | 1.4 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide |
| 05:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h WSW | 26 | 1.2 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide |
| 06:00 | 23 Grim | 0.4 m | 5 s | SSE | 11 km/h WSW | 26 | 1.1 m ▼ | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind, low tide |
| 07:00 | 23 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 7 km/h WSW | 27 | 1.4 m | dry | 14° | knee-high 0.4 m, cross-shore wind |
| 08:00 | 15 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 27 | 1.8 m | dry | 15° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind |
| 09:00 | 15 Grim | 0.3 m | 4 s | SSE | 21 km/h SW | 28 | 2.4 m | dry | 16° | knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind |
Where the energy comes from
Wave energy (H²·T) this week by direction, against the swell windowSwell arriving between ENE and WSW reaches this spot; anything else is blocked by land and counts for much less.
Tide today
Dungarvan (modelled), 17 km away · metres above chart datumLow 03:30 · 0.7 mHigh 09:30 · 3.7 mLow 15:55 · 0.8 mHigh 21:50 · 3.5 m
The spot
Faces
148° SSE
Swell window
ENE 60° → WSW 250°
Exposure
Open coast · model cell 2.5 km out
Water
Good Quality
Facing and swell window are derived from the wave model's coastline around the spot, not surveyed. Know better? Tell us.
Water quality
Recent grades: 2024 Excellent, 2023 Excellent, 2022 Excellent. The EPA flags a short-term pollution risk here after heavy rain.
On the ground
Lifeguard: YesToiletsParkingPublic busesAccessible: Ramp to beachNo dogs (No dogs allowed between 11am to 7pm, June, July and August)
As listed by Waterford City & County Council. Open in Maps.
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Ardmore is a sandy beach with a gentle slope down to the low water mark and beyond. Helvick Head to the east and Youghal harbour to the west of Ardmore beach are both special areas of conservation and/or special protected area. This is due to wildlife which is supported throughout the region. Activities include swimming, surfing, body-boarding and kayaking. While the beach is 1 km long, the designated bathing area is approximately 500 metres long and 100 metres wide (at low tide).
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Set up Dipper Plus🏄 Ardmore Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.8 mFri, 2 Oct 18:30–19:30 · waist-high 0.8 m, short period 5 s, choppy, cross-shore wind
🏄 Ardmore Beach surf · Blowy · sea 17° · 0.6 mSat, 3 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.6 m, offshore wind
🏄 Ardmore Beach surf · Grim · sea 17° · 0.3 mSun, 4 Oct 07:30–08:30 · knee-high 0.3 m, cross-shore wind
Nearby spots
Score is Dipper's own blend. It rates comfort, not safety. Forecast: Met Éireann. Waves: Marine Institute Irish Shelf wave model.