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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 12 am Sunday 17 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 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | |
37 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 84 | 91 | 101 | 96 | 98 | 108 | 99 | 108 | 105 | 66 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 54 | 122 | 232 | 299 | 344 | 354 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:15AM9.14m | 7:37PM9.22m | 8:01AM9.18m | 8:23PM9.22m | 8:48AM8.98m | 9:10PM8.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:55AM0.22m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:41AM0.08m | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:28AM0.17m | 2:49PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 18 |
 kJ | 4 | 70 | 73 | 15 | 49 | 73 | 101 | 43 | 25 | 108 | 99 | 108 | 105 | 66 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 96 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | — | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 37 | — | — | 73 | 84 | 91 | 91 | 69 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 54 | 122 | 232 | 299 | 344 | 354 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 60 | 13 | 339 | 339 | 352 | 352 | 193 | 144 | 140 | 13 | 75 | 144 | 144 | 121 | 121 | 132 | 438 | 443 | 438 | 466 | 339 | 352 | 323 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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