Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aberavon today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 4PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (27 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
12
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
9
10
10
10
10
10
12
10
9
14
22
33
28
33
47
45
42
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:46PM7.10m
5:07AM7.30m
5:31PM7.39m
5:50AM7.51m
6:10PM7.64m
6:29AM7.69m
Low Tide
10:33AM1.97m
10:54PM1.98m
11:17AM1.78m
11:37PM1.75m
11:55AM1.61m
00:15AM1.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:17
9:19
9:20
2
1
Temp °C
22
23
25
25
22
18
16
16
19
21
22
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
21
19
22
23
20
16
14
15
17
19
21
13
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
W
9
0.5
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
15
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
WSW
7
Energy kJ
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
9
8
8
8
8
6
12
8
1
8
18
15
28
28
34
36
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
6
12
12
6
6
6
10
10
10
10
10
2
1
9
1
1
5
10
33
47
45
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
10
10
1
1
10
10
10
10
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
3
0.4
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
WSW
6
Energy kJ
2
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
6
8
14
22
33
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
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)
32
251
32
57
60
60
60
95
173
252
193
367
173
367
144
193
193
366
144
143
13
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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