Surf Forecasts:
Aberaeron surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period, NNW swell with 26 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberaeron this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aberaeron in the next 16 days are 0.8m 4s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 4s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberaeron over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I’m Rusty. Let me walk through what's going on with the waves at Aberaeron.
Honestly, it's a pretty flat stretch ahead. There are no proper surf windows on offer, and the recommendation score is zero across the board. The opening days from August 10th right through the tail end of the third week are all poor surf conditions. You're looking at a real quiet spell.
The first decent bump to speak of arrives around Saturday August 22nd, with the swell poking up to about 7ft from the WNW. Combined energy hits 320 - that's a moderate pulse but the cross-onshore wind is going to chop it up something fierce. It's only for experts at that size, and conditions are messy.
Into August 23rd, Sunday morning sees the swell nudging 7ft from the NW, with combined energy at 462 - now we're talking moderate to strong energy. The wind is still cross-onshore though, and with a short period around 7 seconds, it's all lumpy. This is heavy and ugly, more a kiting scene than a clean paddle session.
After that, August 24th and 25th glass off early some mornings, but the swell drops right away - 0.7ft with a period of 14 seconds showing for the 24th, and 2ft from the WSW on the 25th. Those glassy windows are tempting but the wave heights are tiny.
The best on offer, if you can call it that, is probably Sunday August 23rd morning - biggest swell of the whole outlook at 7ft from the NW, but given the cross-onshore wind and short period, it's a mess. For someone with a lot of experience and a kite, maybe. For the rest of us, it's a write-off.
Stay patient. It tends not to stay this poor for long - forecasts can shift.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | NNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 |
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 kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:53PM3.80m | 7:24AM3.78m | 7:47PM4.19m | 8:14AM4.03m | 8:34PM4.52m | 9:00AM4.20m | 9:19PM4.73m | 9:43AM4.27m | 10:01PM4.78m | 10:24AM4.25m | 10:42PM4.68m | 11:03AM4.12m | 11:22PM4.43m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:20AM0.55m | 2:40PM0.57m | 3:11AM0.20m | 3:25PM0.33m | 3:56AM-0.03m | 4:07PM0.18m | 4:38AM-0.12m | 4:45PM0.14m | 5:16AM-0.07m | 5:21PM0.21m | 5:52AM0.12m | 5:54PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | NNW 4 | — | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | NW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | N 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | S 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 5 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 252 | 198 | 372 | 355 | 72 | 64 | 71 | 64 | 85 | 197 | 77 | 76 | 252 | 64 | 77 | 77 | 252 | 198 | 380 | 307 |
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