Surf Forecasts:
Aberaeron surf forecast from 18 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, NNW swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberaeron this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aberaeron in the next 16 days are 1.5m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 5s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberaeron over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s on the cards for Aberaeron.
To be straight with you, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for a proper paddle. The combined swell energy never gets out of the weak category, topping out at just 91 (a value of 91 in brackets) for the whole period. The wind is almost always chopping things up from the NNW, which is cross-on for this beach and point set-up. For most of the first week and a half, every single session is tagged as "poor surf conditions." It’s a tough run.
Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th offer tiny, weak swells with fresh cross-onshore winds, so don't even bother with a board. Through the following week, we see a slight lift – Wednesday the 22nd afternoon pushes up to 4.3ft from the NNW, but with a fresh 22 mph cross-on, that’s just a lumpy mess and likely more interesting for kite surfers than us. The best of a bad bunch might be the light rain on Thursday the 30th of July, with a clean, cross-off wind from the S and SE, and a waist-high 3.6ft swell from the west (5-second period). But even then, the combined energy is still weak at 61. And for the very end, into August 2nd, we’re back down to ankle-biters.
Honestly, there are no standout days here. It’s a long stretch of poor quality. For an inconsistent spot that rarely picks up the right direction, this kind of blank run isn't unusual. Stick to the coffee shop and watch the charts.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | — | W 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 47 | 91 | 62 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:31AM3.94m | 11:50PM4.38m | 12:16PM3.71m | 00:36AM4.06m | 1:02PM3.46m | 1:24AM3.69m | 1:52PM3.21m | 2:17AM3.32m | 2:52PM3.00m | 3:23AM3.03m | 4:05PM2.89m | 4:41AM2.90m | 5:20PM2.93m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.48m | 7:09AM0.35m | 7:10PM0.68m | 7:49AM0.64m | 7:51PM0.93m | 8:30AM0.94m | 8:34PM1.17m | 9:13AM1.21m | 9:26PM1.38m | 10:07AM1.41m | 10:40PM1.51m | 11:25AM1.51m | 00:16AM1.50m | ||||||||
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 | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:24 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | NNW 5 | N 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 47 | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 36 | 47 | 91 | 62 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 360 | 157 | 360 | 428 | 328 | 340 | 360 | 192 | 197 | 252 | 123 | 330 | 360 | 123 | 154 | 433 | 327 | 327 | 342 | 364 |
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