Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberavon today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 8PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 176 | 166 | 114 | 67 | 101 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:02PM6.68m | 00:29AM6.36m | 12:58PM6.13m | 1:37AM5.86m | 2:22PM5.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM2.56m | 6:35AM2.87m | 7:12PM3.07m | 7:52AM3.27m | 8:46PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | — | SW 15 | WSW 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | — | 8 | 28 | 67 | 101 | 78 | 56 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 169 | 176 | 166 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 412 | 373 | 644 | 243 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 144 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 60 | 159 | 137 | 168 | 199 |
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