Surf Forecasts:
Aberavon surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, WSW swell with 127 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberavon this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aberavon in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberavon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s give you the lowdown on Aberavon in feet and miles per hour.
Got to be honest with you – this 16-day stretch is a tough watch. The whole window is pretty much a dud for any decent surf. It’s a long, flat spell with barely a bump worth chasing.
The first few days are tiny. Saturday the 1st and Sunday the 2nd are showing waves around 1 to 2 feet from the west, but the wind is fiddling around – cross-on, cross-off – making it messy or clean but with zero power. The combined swell energy is weak, only reading 13 to 27 (weak energy). Nothing doing.
We see a little bump around the 6th of August, with wave heights pushing up to about 3 feet, but it’s coming from the west-southwest with a short period of 6 to 7 seconds. The combined energy gets into the low triple digits (129) – moderate – but the wind stays cross-shore or cross-onshore, keeping it choppy and ugly.
The only clean spots are a few mornings with glassy or offshore winds, like Sunday the 2nd morning and Friday the 7th morning. But wave heights are barely 1 foot, with the period sitting short. You’d be bobbing around with no push.
A standout session? No way. Swell and wind never get together to give us anything better than poor surf conditions. The whole stretch is a write-off. Aberavon’s a beach/reef/pier setup, open to the southwest, but the forecast just doesn’t deliver. If you just want to get wet, maybe the glassy mornings on the 8th or 9th of August could give you a few knee-high sliders, but don’t hold your breath.
Stay patient, but honestly, this kind of flat run is pretty normal for the area when the charts go quiet. Forecasts can flip, but for now, it’s a no-go.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
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 kJ | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 37 | 60 | 69 | 96 | 86 | 77 | 45 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54AM8.27m | 9:10PM8.60m | 9:28AM8.29m | 9:45PM8.54m | 10:03AM8.20m | 10:21PM8.36m | 10:42AM7.98m | 11:02PM8.04m | 11:25AM7.65m | 11:48PM7.62m | 12:16PM7.25m | 00:45AM7.16m | 1:20PM6.88m | 1:59AM6.81m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.81m | 3:16AM0.77m | 3:27PM0.82m | 3:48AM0.83m | 4:00PM0.94m | 4:23AM1.00m | 4:37PM1.17m | 5:02AM1.29m | 5:21PM1.52m | 5:49AM1.68m | 6:14PM1.92m | 6:49AM2.11m | 7:25PM2.28m | ||||||||
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 | 5:37 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | W 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 44 | 47 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 40 | — | — | 75 | 77 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | WSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 60 | 69 | 96 | 86 | 52 | 45 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 201 | 216 | 213 | 213 | 199 | 27 | 12 | 32 | 32 | 193 | 323 | 323 | 144 | 144 | 13 | 13 | 185 | 199 | 412 | 389 | 85 |
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