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Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
6.9° C
 (Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aberavon today?

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 6PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)17s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)101018171716161616161515151515141413131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2992863735761138880859838561848451661143112581161982788634499378314222218145
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
6.52
4:42AM
6.82
5:05PM
6.93
5:26AM
7.29
5:46PM
7.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:00AM
2.67
10:26PM
2.50
10:54AM
2.29
11:14PM
2.09
11:39AM
1.86
11:55PM
1.68
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise8:14-------8:14-------8:12-------
Sunset--4:34-------4:36-------4:37-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---1--11-11---------
Temp. °C788776666897767668977777
Feels °C (?)556552222232213223433343
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