Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberavon today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 4AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 135 | 240 | 276 | 246 | 220 | 220 | 245 | 203 | 229 | 199 | 172 | 121 | 106 | 193 | 362 | 349 | 346 | 368 | 411 | 373 | 411 | 481 | 335 | 263 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:21PM7.66m | 10:38AM7.38m | 10:58PM6.98m | 11:16AM6.73m | 11:42PM6.31m | 12:08PM6.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:18AM1.68m | 4:37PM1.92m | 4:55AM2.31m | 5:20PM2.57m | 5:43AM2.93m | 6:22PM3.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | 199 | 172 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 135 | 240 | 276 | 246 | 220 | 220 | 245 | 203 | 181 | 156 | 151 | 121 | 106 | 193 | 362 | 349 | 346 | 368 | 411 | 373 | 411 | 481 | 335 | 246 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 290 | 323 | 385 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 154 | 23 | 323 | 311 | 367 | 373 | 373 | 373 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 311 | 290 | 373 | 290 | 144 | 144 |
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