Surf Forecasts:
Aberaeron surf forecast from 3 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, W swell with 138 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 (Aug 05) at 1PM. 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 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberaeron over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—this is a tough one for Aberaeron. I’ve scanned the whole 16-day window, and I gotta tell ya, there’s not a single day where the surf is worth paddling out for. The forecast is a long, flat, and blown-out mess with no real energy to grab onto.
The first couple of days in early August are just sad. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th have tiny, short-period swell from the WSW, but the wind is all over the place—cross-onshore, cross-shore, and even a bit of rain. Combined wave energy is a woeful 15 to 20 (weak). Nothing to write home about.
The middle of the week sees a bit of a bump, but it comes with a price. Wednesday the 5th has the biggest swell of the whole run at 6 ft from the WSW, with a short period of 6 seconds and a "strong breeze" cross-onshore wind. The combined energy hits 198 (moderate), but that's just a messy, lumpy 6 ft with howling wind. It’s a kite surfer’s setup, not a paddle surfer’s. Thursday the 6th might have a touch of offshore wind, but the swell drops right back to 4 ft then 2 ft, and the energy is gone (104 then 17). Still poor.
We then run into a huge gap. From Friday the 7th all the way through to Tuesday the 18th, the swell is mostly below 3 ft, with the occasional 3 ft bump. The wind is a mix of light breezes, cross-onshore, and some glassy moments, but there’s simply no wave energy to work with. The combined energy values are all in the single digits or low teens (weak). The glassy morning on Monday the 10th and Sunday the 16th might feel nice, but with 0.3 ft swell, it’s a lake.
This is a blank run for Aberaeron. The inconsistency here is normal for this spot when the wind and swell aren’t aligned. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about. Keep your gear waxed and wait for the next proper swell.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 4 |
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 kJ | 15 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 7 | 28 | 124 | 91 | 92 | 33 | 15 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 131 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:38AM3.84m | 11:56PM4.15m | 12:19PM3.73m | 00:39AM3.96m | 1:05PM3.57m | 1:28AM3.71m | 1:59PM3.36m | 2:30AM3.44m | 3:09PM3.20m | 3:48AM3.26m | 4:32PM3.21m | 5:13AM3.29m | 5:50PM3.44m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.72m | 6:57AM0.68m | 6:49PM0.88m | 7:32AM0.86m | 7:25PM1.05m | 8:16AM1.06m | 8:22PM1.23m | 9:25AM1.24m | 10:02PM1.34m | 11:06AM1.31m | 11:56PM1.25m | 12:39PM1.16m | 1:19AM0.93m | ||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | NW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 13 | 20 | — | — | — | 22 | — | 39 | 18 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | W 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | — | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 28 | 124 | 91 | 92 | 33 | 15 | 19 | — | 4 | 9 | 61 | 131 | 29 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 74 | 73 | 197 | 330 | 339 | 361 | 972 | 71 | 359 | 334 | 327 | 327 | 330 | 205 | 252 | 387 | 54 | 72 | 242 | 352 |
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