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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 6 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 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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 (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | |
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 52 | 89 | 73 | 89 | 101 | 87 | 109 | 134 | 111 | 99 | 102 | 86 | 82 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | 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 | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | 9:06 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 73 | 27 | 49 | 73 | 101 | 112 | 111 | 99 | 102 | 86 | 82 | 64 | 51 | 47 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 15 | W 8 | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 67 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | — | 33 | 19 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 14 | 22 | 35 | 52 | — | — | 89 | 101 | 87 | 109 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 335 | 323 | 323 | 335 | 335 | 335 | 339 | 352 | 155 | 13 | 263 | 339 | 352 | 352 | 323 | 81 | 60 | 0 | 41 | 144 | 121 | 77 | 390 | 121 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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