Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 BST
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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
11.3° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aberavon today?

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
18
36
46
33
31
58
63
106
96
58
58
75
73
72
75
73
72
51
48
47
43
41
39
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
E
5
E
10
E
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33AM7.28m
00:03AM7.21m
12:43PM6.66m
1:20AM6.76m
2:09PM6.39m
2:47AM6.72m
Low Tide
5:34PM2.08m
6:21AM2.21m
6:55PM2.58m
7:55AM2.50m
8:31PM2.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:03
6:01
5:58
5:56
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8:23
8:25
8:28
8:29
Temp °C
10
14
16
15
13
10
8
7
11
14
16
15
12
11
10
9
12
14
16
16
14
12
12
11
3
7
10
10
7
4
2
1
5
8
11
12
9
8
7
5
8
10
13
14
12
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
0.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
5
18
36
46
33
31
58
63
106
96
58
58
75
73
72
75
73
72
51
48
47
43
41
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.7
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
Energy kJ
7
11
8
6
5
5
3
2
3
5
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
426
523
145
32
54
61
11
11
76
82
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
23
11
12
12
12
12
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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