Aberavon Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.60° N 3.83° W

Aberavon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Aberavon sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.6° 

Aberavon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aberavon today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
8
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.2
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
176
166
114
67
101
78
56
38
33
33
19
10
10
14
15
18
18
17
16
8
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NE
10
N
15
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
WSW
10
W
20
W
15
NW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:02PM6.68m
00:29AM6.36m
12:58PM6.13m
1:37AM5.86m
2:22PM5.81m
Low Tide
6:08PM2.56m
6:35AM2.87m
7:12PM3.07m
7:52AM3.27m
8:46PM3.30m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:29
8:27
8:23
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
16
18
19
17
14
13
12
12
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
17
18
19
15
Feels °C
12
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
14
15
13
13
11
11
11
14
15
14
15
12
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