Surf Forecasts:
Aberaeron surf forecast from 31 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 4 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period, WSW swell with 223 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberaeron this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aberaeron in the next 16 days are 1.7m 6s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Sep 04) 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 (Sep 05) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Fri 4th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberaeron over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cooking for Aberaeron over the next couple of weeks.
Well, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough run. The whole 16-day forecast is a bit of a write-off for decent surf. There’s a big gap of nothing good from the start right through to the middle of September. The first possible day with any real swell energy is Friday the 4th of September, but even then, the conditions are pretty average. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the water temp is about 5.8°F warmer than usual, which feels weird for this time of year. The combined wave energy on Friday morning is 177 (moderate) and 223 (moderate) by the afternoon, but the wind is a fresh onshore breeze, making it chop city.
The only real pulse of size comes in the second week, on Tuesday the 15th of September. The swell bumps up to 6.6 ft from the WSW, but it’s a short period windswell of 7 seconds, and the wind is howling at 25 mph from the WSW. That’s a strong cross-onshore, and the combined energy hits 383 (moderate), but honestly, that’s just messy. That setup is more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. The waves are just too lumpy and blown out for a good time.
There’s a tiny window on Sunday the 13th of September, with glassy conditions, but the swell is a pathetic 0.7 ft, so there’s nothing to ride. The break itself is a beach and point setup that’s inconsistent and only fairly exposed, and the optimum swell direction is from the SW, but most of the swell we get is from the WNW or WSW. Without a decent swell and clean wind, there’s just nothing to get excited about. It’s a rare blank run for this area, which is a real shame. Forecasts can change, but right now, I’d hang the board up for a bit.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 5 |
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 kJ | 99 | 53 | 43 | 19 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 96 | 135 | 59 | 83 | 165 | 177 | 223 | 154 | 97 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35AM4.21m | 10:53PM4.48m | 11:13AM4.15m | 11:32PM4.31m | 11:53AM3.99m | 00:15AM4.03m | 12:38PM3.73m | 1:05AM3.67m | 1:33PM3.42m | 2:08AM3.29m | 2:45PM3.16m | 3:33AM3.05m | 4:18PM3.14m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.42m | 5:48AM0.41m | 5:48PM0.57m | 6:18AM0.64m | 6:16PM0.78m | 6:50AM0.91m | 6:53PM1.02m | 7:40AM1.20m | 8:17PM1.27m | 9:22AM1.43m | 10:23PM1.37m | 11:13AM1.42m | 00:04AM1.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 48 | 50 | 43 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 7 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | SW 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 99 | 53 | — | 19 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 96 | 135 | 59 | 83 | 165 | 177 | 223 | 154 | 97 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 66 | 66 | 179 | 243 | 170 | 365 | 397 | 211 | 211 | 330 | 210 | 363 | 435 | 397 | 85 | 66 | 64 | 122 | 225 | 199 |
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