Aberaeron surf break

Aberaeron surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 BST
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Aberaeron surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aberaeron sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aberaeron today?

The current surf forecast for Aberaeron at 2AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
58
59
45
49
52
72
90
99
101
63
59
58
57
56
50
49
31
29
29
17
16
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
0
WNW
10
NNW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
00:28AM3.99m
1:02PM3.36m
1:28AM3.70m
2:10PM3.07m
2:39AM3.47m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.91m
8:05AM0.67m
8:19PM1.08m
9:10AM0.80m
9:24PM1.19m
10:16AM0.87m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:11
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:15
9:15
9:16
Temp °C
17
18
16
16
15
15
16
18
19
17
15
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
14
17
11
11
11
12
12
15
17
16
14
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
13
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
WSW
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Energy kJ
58
59
45
49
52
72
90
99
101
63
59
58
57
56
50
49
31
29
29
17
16
16
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
73
18
18
18
39
7
71
66
66
41
18
18
18
18
71
66
66
71
71
64
64
64
64
64
Best forecast wave conditions in Mid Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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