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Aberavon Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Aberavon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aberavon sea temperature is
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberavon today?
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 4AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | |
6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 33 | 52 | 86 | 75 | 73 | 101 | 80 | 101 | 96 | 119 | 114 | 128 | 105 | 102 | 84 | 66 | 51 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 6:29AM8.86m | 6:52PM8.99m | 7:15AM9.14m | 7:37PM9.22m | 8:01AM9.18m | 8:23PM9.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.57m | 12:33PM0.32m | 00:55AM0.22m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:41AM0.08m | 2:02PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 14 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 6 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 52 | 86 | 75 | 15 | 50 | 73 | 101 | 66 | 25 | 24 | 128 | 105 | 102 | 84 | 19 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | W 8 | — | W 12 | W 11 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 12 | — | 96 | 65 | — | 24 | 24 | — | — | 33 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 19 | 22 | 33 | — | — | — | 73 | 101 | 80 | 69 | 94 | 119 | 114 | — | — | — | — | 66 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 323 | 323 | 323 | 335 | 335 | 337 | 335 | 352 | 155 | 13 | 277 | 339 | 352 | 352 | 323 | 323 | 76 | 23 | 60 | 102 | 135 | 77 | 135 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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