Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberavon today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 8AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 42 | 107 | 110 | 68 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 56 | 53 | 77 | 106 | 112 | 104 | 139 | 151 | 160 | 160 | 151 | 150 | 121 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:23PM8.37m | 10:42AM7.89m | 11:01PM7.71m | 11:20AM7.29m | 11:41PM7.01m | 12:02PM6.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM1.07m | 4:42PM1.34m | 5:03AM1.67m | 5:21PM1.95m | 5:44AM2.30m | 6:08PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 110 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 64 | 66 | 56 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 151 | 160 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 125 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 7 | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 42 | 107 | — | 68 | 66 | 64 | 66 | — | — | — | 53 | 77 | 106 | 112 | 104 | 139 | — | — | 160 | 151 | 150 | 121 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 404 | 23 | 144 | 425 | 775 | 367 | 168 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 319 | 270 | 367 | 424 | 168 | 144 | 144 | 13 | 13 | 60 | 232 | 13 | 13 |
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