Surf Forecasts:
Aberaeron surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period, NNW swell with 29 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberaeron this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aberaeron in the next 16 days are 0.7m 5s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 11) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberaeron over the next 16 days.
Alright, Rusty here again, this time in imperial. Let's break down Aberaeron's forecast from July 10 to July 25.
Truth is, the whole 16-day stretch is flat as a pancake. We're seeing wave heights that barely register – mostly 0.3 ft or less – and lots of sessions with zero energy. This break is inconsistent and only fairly exposed, so when the swell doesn't line up you get long dry spells. The ideal direction is SW, but we never get a proper SW push. What little energy shows up is tiny, short-period junk from the W or NNW, nearly always with cross-onshore wind messing it up. Every single session scores zero out of ten – that's as bad as it gets.
Water temperature is running 64°F, which is 6°F above normal for July. That's very unusual – feels more like a hot tub than the usual Welsh summer. But with no waves, it's just a footnote.
Going day by day: Friday July 10 starts glassy flat, then just wind ripples. Saturday July 11 afternoon spikes to 2 ft, but it's only 5-second period and cross-on – choppy and weak. After that it's back to near-zero. From Monday July 13 through Saturday July 19, most sessions have zero swell with fresh cross-offshore breezes. Late in the window, around Monday July 20, we get a slight bump to 1–2 ft, but still short-period (3–7 sec) and cross-on or onshore. The best might be Thursday July 16 morning: a gentle offshore breeze and 0.3 ft of 14-second swell – but that's just a ripple. Not worth the rubber.
If you kite, a few days have stronger cross-onshore winds (e.g., Saturday July 18 morning at 25 mph from NNW), but for paddle surfing there's nothing. Mark the calendar and hope forecasts shift. For now, Aberaeron is a blank.
Stay tuned, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 8 | W 7 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | W 19 | E 3 | W 18 | W 18 | W 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 |
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 kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 4:58PM3.34m | 5:29AM3.54m | 6:05PM3.58m | 6:34AM3.74m | 7:03PM3.89m | 7:32AM3.96m | 7:57PM4.21m | 8:24AM4.13m | 8:46PM4.48m | 9:13AM4.23m | 9:34PM4.65m | 10:00AM4.22m | 10:20PM4.70m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM1.06m | 11:52PM1.16m | 12:39PM0.97m | 1:15AM0.93m | 1:49PM0.80m | 2:22AM0.63m | 2:47PM0.59m | 3:19AM0.33m | 3:38PM0.41m | 4:10AM0.10m | 4:24PM0.30m | 4:57AM-0.02m | 5:08PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 31 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 24 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | W 9 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NNW 5 | — | W 19 | N 4 | N 4 | W 18 | NNW 4 | N 4 | W 9 | NNW 4 | — | W 8 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 12 | 27 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 9 | W 8 | W 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | W 16 | — | — | W 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NNW 5 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 29 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 64 | 72 | 154 | 198 | 192 | 369 | 399 | 390 | 408 | 260 | 273 | 352 | 74 | 198 | 198 | 389 | 221 | 205 | 194 | 208 |
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