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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 pm 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberavon today?
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 3PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | |
73 | 88 | 95 | 101 | 101 | 123 | 149 | 139 | 158 | 124 | 102 | 59 | 45 | 41 | 60 | 93 | 122 | 302 | 389 | 354 | 500 | 771 | 1069 | 1077 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:15AM9.14m | 7:37PM9.22m | 8:01AM9.18m | 8:23PM9.22m | 8:48AM8.98m | 9:10PM8.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:41AM0.08m | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:28AM0.17m | 2:49PM0.45m | 3:17AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | W 15 | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | — | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 15 | 49 | 73 | 101 | 85 | 25 | 149 | 139 | 42 | 37 | 92 | 59 | 45 | 41 | 60 | 72 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 280 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | W 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | 67 | 65 | 25 | 24 | — | — | 33 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 88 | 95 | 91 | 101 | 123 | — | — | 158 | 124 | 102 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 93 | 122 | 302 | 389 | 354 | 500 | 771 | 1069 | 1077 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 339 | 339 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 352 | 13 | 13 | 102 | 144 | 135 | 121 | 269 | 437 | 412 | 438 | 438 | 469 | 479 | 352 | 353 | 353 | 458 | 323 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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