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Aberavon Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Aberavon surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Aberavon today?
The current surf forecast for Aberavon at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberavon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 4 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 9 | W 18 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 40 | 138 | 219 | 319 | 399 | 367 | 282 | 159 | 131 | 134 | 191 | 193 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:58AM6.68m | 3:35PM6.72m | 4:00AM7.20m | 4:31PM7.33m | 4:53AM7.81m | 5:21PM7.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM2.27m | 9:44PM2.21m | 10:16AM1.73m | 10:37PM1.64m | 11:04AM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 |
3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | S 9 | W 4 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 159 | 131 | 134 | 10 | 9 | 103 | 92 | 71 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | S 9 | — | W 18 | SW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 40 | 138 | 219 | 319 | 399 | 367 | 282 | 12 | 21 | 24 | 191 | 193 | 28 | 21 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 243 | 199 | 235 | 216 | 335 | 394 | 408 | 374 | 339 | 375 | 376 | 770 | 1176 | 809 | 778 | 434 | 154 | 434 | 434 | 215 | 211 | 362 | 194 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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