Aberaeron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’m looking at the charts for Aberaeron, and to be honest, it’s a tough run ahead. The guidance shows this spot is a beach and point setup, inconsistent, and exposed to the southwest, which is the favoured direction. But the finder file tells a pretty grim story right through the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a big gap of nothing really worth paddling out for from the start of the period all the way through to the end. There’s no standout session, no day where the stars align. The swell energy is pitiful for the first week and a half, with the “combined energy of all swells directed here” mostly sitting in the single or low double digits (1, 5, 21, 62, 26, 15, etc.) – that’s weak, barely enough to push you along. The wave comment is consistently “poor surf conditions,” with scores of 0 out of 10. The swell heights are tiny, generally under 2 ft, and the periods are short, often under 8 seconds, so it’s just wind chop and crumble.

The wind is a constant problem too. It’s mostly cross-onshore or onshore, with a few cross-off windows, but even then the swell is too small to do anything with. There’s a brief moment of glassy conditions on Saturday afternoon, August 29th, with a 2 ft swell from the WSW and an 8-second period, but the energy is still only 40. It’s clean, but it’s not going to give you any real power.

Looking further out, early September sees a slight bump in energy. On September 5th, Saturday morning, the combined energy hits 118 (moderate) with a 3 ft swell from the WSW, 9-second period, but the wind is a strong breeze from the southwest, cross-onshore, making it messy. Then on September 7th, Monday morning, the swell jumps to 6 ft out of the WNW, with energy of 271 (moderate), but again it’s cross-onshore and choppy. That’s the biggest swell of the whole run, but it’s not clean, and it’s over a week away, so don’t bank on it. The period is short at 6 seconds, so it’s not going to have much shape.

The water temperature is about average for the time of year, with no anomaly to speak of, so it’s not a factor.

Honestly, if you’re looking for a wave to ride, Aberaeron is a no-go for the foreseeable future. The consistency is terrible, and the forecasts are bleak. With so much onshore wind and small, weak swell, this setup might actually be more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfers during the windier days, but for us wave hunters, it’s a blank run. That’s just how it goes sometimes around here – a long quiet spell isn’t unusual.

Rusty

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