Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 BST
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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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Aberavon today?

The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 2AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
8
7
7
17
16
15
3
Wind (km/h)
10
S
0
S
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
0
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02PM7.43m
10:23AM7.02m
10:43PM7.02m
11:07AM6.60m
11:33PM6.65m
12:03PM6.26m
Low Tide
3:40PM1.79m
4:04AM1.95m
4:19PM2.18m
4:48AM2.35m
5:06PM2.55m
5:44AM2.68m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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5:37
5:35
5:33
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8:45
8:46
8:49
8:50
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
10
9
8
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
14
16
15
13
12
11
11
15
17
8
10
9
7
6
4
6
8
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.1
W
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
2
8
7
7
17
16
15
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
4
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
1
2
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
431
441
380
374
352
352
387
386
442
425
404
383
375
199
145
185
185
137
137
98
95
98
95
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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