
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberavon today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 4PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 171 | 198 | 152 | 101 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 40 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:25AM7.65m | 11:48PM7.62m | 12:16PM7.25m | 00:45AM7.16m | 1:20PM6.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:21PM1.52m | 5:49AM1.68m | 6:14PM1.92m | 6:49AM2.11m | 7:25PM2.28m | ||||||||||||||||
5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 8 | — | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | W 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
104 | 171 | 198 | 152 | 101 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 62 | 47 | 33 | 40 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 367 | 904 | 626 | 367 | 323 | 367 | 144 | 200 | 13 | 144 | 412 | 383 | 339 | 338 | 335 | 339 | 339 | 339 | 356 | 356 | 352 |
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