Aberaeron Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Folks, Rusty here again. Looking at the full sixteen days for Aberaeron, I gotta tell you straight—there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The whole period from now through September 26th is a complete washout. It's one of those stretches where the ocean just shuts down. Don't get too bummed, it happens here, and forecasts can flip.

Let me walk you through it. Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th bring some tiny swell, 1 to 4 ft from the WSW, but the wind is all over the place, mostly cross or cross-on. The combined energy is weak, in the 40 to 150 range. The water is sitting at 65°F, which is a notable 4°F warmer than average for this time of year, but it doesn't mean a thing for the surf. Honestly, this setup looks better for kite surfing than for a paddle surfer.

Sunday the 13th gives us a tiny window. The swell drops to 1 to 2 ft, but during the afternoon, the wind goes light offshore from the WNW. It's clean, but the energy is only 17, and the period is short. It’s a glassy pond, not a surfable wave.

The rest of the first week is a struggle. Monday the 14th morning is clean with a light cross-offshore breeze, but again, only 3 ft of swell. By the afternoon, the onshore wind ruins it. Through the 18th, it's more of the same: swell under 5 ft, wind onshore or cross-on, and the combined energy barely nudges past 150.

Into the second week, from the 20th to the 23rd, we get a solid run of offshore winds. Sounds promising, right? Not here. The swell is laughably small, dropping to 0.3 ft. The combined energy is in the single digits. On the 23rd, there's a long-period, 14-second pulse, but it's only 0.3 ft—totally useless. The 25th morning is glassy calm with zero swell, and the 26th just brings strong onshore wind and flat water.

To sum it up: there are zero standouts. The closest thing to a wave is the 5 ft, WSW swell on the 17th, but with the onshore breeze and rough conditions, it’s a no-go. Keep the wax in the bag.

Rusty.

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