Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberavon today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 10AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 46 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 35 | 40 | 59 | 82 | 28 | 32 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:37AM6.31m | 00:11AM5.89m | 12:49PM5.93m | 1:38AM5.66m | 2:22PM5.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:09AM2.81m | 5:50PM3.02m | 6:21AM3.23m | 7:24PM3.27m | 8:05AM3.31m | 9:00PM3.07m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 35 | 24 | 40 | 59 | 82 | 18 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | — | W 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 12 | 25 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 35 | 17 | — | — | 28 | 15 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 199 | 201 | 390 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 33 | 32 | 106 | 106 | 54 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 135 | 311 | 269 | 387 |
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