Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberavon today (20 Aug):
- 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) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 9PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), 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 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
166 | 97 | 67 | 101 | 82 | 56 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
8 | 97 | 67 | 101 | 82 | 56 | 39 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | W 13 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 4 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
— | 28 | 45 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 14 | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 5 | SW 16 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 8 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 |
166 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
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 |
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