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Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 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 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aberavon today?

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)1616161615141414131210109912121617171615151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6715754811961993787997798676803741831391362261741731405246024862446252317721230
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
30
SE
50
SE
50
SE
55
SE
15
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
40
ESE
40
SSE
45
SE
40
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
25
SE
15
E
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SE
35
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		ononcrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:17AM
8.46
7:35PM
8.28
7:52AM
8.66
8:10PM
8.38
8:27AM
8.71
8:46PM
8.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
1.00
1:27PM
0.87
1:38AM
0.80
2:00PM
0.72
2:10AM
0.72
2:33PM
0.68
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise--8:10-------8:08-------8:07-----
Sunset----4:42-------4:44-------4:45---
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---111----26221---13----
Temp. °C778997766671010109998888767
Feels °C (?)30-2-2-32222-1-2212332245421-1
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