Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 27 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
7.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aberavon today?

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 12PM is: 1.7m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.5
SW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)101112141314141313121217171716161616151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)163247353119122414047330327071935117081321882023199919771650165014981095886702545414402
Wind
(km/h)
60
ESE
40
SE
30
SSE
40
S
45
S
35
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
7.05
1:02AM
6.80
1:43PM
6.79
2:27AM
6.80
3:09PM
6.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50AM
2.04
6:30PM
2.19
7:09AM
2.34
7:54PM
2.39
8:40AM
2.32
9:22PM
2.21
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise--8:00-------8:00-------7:58-----
Sunset----4:53-------4:55-------4:58---
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
658--13------1----------
Temp. °C8109886666568876555578777
Feels °C (?)-423-1-2-2112013221-1-1-1-101111
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