Surf Forecasts:
Aberavon surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period, WSW swell with 225 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberavon this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aberavon in the next 16 days are 1.6m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberavon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s shaping up for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a grim stretch for Aberavon. There’s a long, flat gap at the start. We’re looking at nothing but shredded, onshore slop for the first nine days. The wind is just relentless, clocking in from the SW and W, hammering the beach with cross-onshore and onshore flow. The swell is tiny and weak, with the combined energy barely scraping triple digits on a couple of days, like 108 (moderate) on Tuesday morning, but it’s blown out. It’s not surfable, it’s a kite-fest if anything. Water temp is sitting at 69°, which is a whopping 8° warmer than normal – that’s very unusual, like a bathtub in August.
The wait finally ends on Thursday, August 13th. The morning shows a glimmer of hope. The wind dies completely – glassy conditions – and we get a little 3ft swell (119 combined energy, moderate) from the WSW. The period is 8 seconds, so it’s a short period wind swell, but with zero wind, it’s the cleanest it’s gonna be all outlook. This is the true standout of the whole 16 days, but it’s a tiny window. After that morning, the wind swings back onshore and it’s game over again.
Friday, August 14th morning also offers a clean look with a cross-offshore breeze from the NNW, but the swell is only 2ft (77 energy, weak). It’s rideable but nothing to write home about.
The rest of the period into the second week is the same old story: small, weak swells getting torn up by cross-onshore winds. The second week sees a few days with swell around 3ft, but the wind is never right. The setup at Aberavon is a beach/reef/pier, but with this constant onshore wind, it’s just messy. Don’t get your hopes up for anything beyond that Thursday morning.
Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WNW 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
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 kJ | 81 | 81 | 77 | 114 | 225 | 81 | 64 | 58 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM7.98m | 11:02PM8.04m | 11:25AM7.65m | 11:48PM7.62m | 12:16PM7.25m | 00:45AM7.16m | 1:20PM6.88m | 1:59AM6.81m | 2:42PM6.74m | 3:26AM6.80m | 4:06PM7.01m | 4:45AM7.19m | 5:17PM7.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM1.17m | 5:02AM1.29m | 5:21PM1.52m | 5:49AM1.68m | 6:14PM1.92m | 6:49AM2.11m | 7:25PM2.28m | 8:08AM2.39m | 8:54PM2.38m | 9:38AM2.33m | 10:23PM2.08m | 10:58AM1.91m | 11:35PM1.51m | ||||||||
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 | 5:41 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 4 | W 7 | — | W 6 | W 5 | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 34 | — | 26 | 18 | — | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | — | W 4 | — | — | WSW 7 | — | WNW 5 | W 6 | — |
| kJ | 81 | 81 | 77 | 114 | 225 | 81 | 64 | 58 | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | 45 | — | 26 | 21 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 339 | 281 | 367 | 367 | 323 | 216 | 375 | 335 | 337 | 339 | 352 | 437 | 216 | 145 | 32 | 1423 | 32 | 201 | 404 | 199 |
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