Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
6.6° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aberavon today?

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 8AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414131313121212111111111010101010121111101110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1130930788634499408288274199148107103886057575637776669152394325
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
S
10
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
7.29
5:46PM
7.36
6:05AM
7.75
6:24PM
7.75
6:42AM
8.15
7:00PM
8.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
1.86
11:55PM
1.68
12:18PM
1.46
12:31AM
1.30
12:53PM
1.12
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:12-------8:11-------8:11-----
Sunset----4:37-------4:38-------4:39---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
----------11--121331311-
Temp. °C666898776777777888888998
Feels °C (?)222455342444555656666874
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