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Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
10.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberavon today?
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 11AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1376 | 1186 | 983 | 889 | 1217 | 1974 | 2002 | 1774 | 1724 | 1670 | 1435 | 982 | 2438 | 2168 | 2096 | 1790 | 1688 | 1375 | 1169 | 1292 | 1175 | 464 | 644 | 688 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:53AM 7.40 | 11:25PM 6.78 | 11:53AM 6.93 | 12:29AM 6.46 | 12:58PM 6.63 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:34AM 1.92 | 5:14PM 2.01 | 5:35AM 2.32 | 6:17PM 2.34 | 6:41AM 2.58 | 7:22PM 2.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:11 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:05 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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