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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 Saturday 16 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 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 7 | |
7 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 32 | 39 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 100 | 94 | 101 | 112 | 176 | 178 | 135 | 105 | 82 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:52PM8.99m | 7:15AM9.14m | 7:37PM9.22m | 8:01AM9.18m | 8:23PM9.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.32m | 00:55AM0.22m | 1:18PM0.16m | 1:41AM0.08m | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:28AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | 9:06 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | W 8 | W 9 | W 7 | W 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SE 3 |
 kJ | 7 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 39 | 73 | 73 | 15 | 49 | 73 | 101 | 109 | 149 | 178 | 135 | 105 | 82 | 45 | 34 | 38 | 32 | 34 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | W 15 | — | WSW 8 | — | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | S 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 4 | — | 14 | — | 67 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 23 | — | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 15 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 15 | 27 | 32 | — | — | — | 73 | 100 | 94 | 91 | 112 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 323 | 335 | 337 | 339 | 323 | 352 | 155 | 13 | 339 | 339 | 146 | 146 | 352 | 81 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 77 | 77 | 12 | 269 | 311 | 437 | 437 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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