Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 5AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 96 | 88 | 115 | 113 | 57 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM3.53m | 1:22PM3.21m | 1:46AM3.14m | 2:11PM2.93m | 2:45AM2.80m | 3:22PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48AM0.95m | 7:59PM1.07m | 8:27AM1.25m | 8:50PM1.34m | 9:23AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | SW 6 |
11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 57 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | — | W 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 |
6 | 12 | 11 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 |
27 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 23 | 96 | 88 | 115 | 113 | 16 | 59 | 82 | 99 | 60 | 27 | 42 | 43 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 13 | — | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 126 | 126 | 141 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 295 | 141 | 121 | 13 | 126 | 126 | 188 | 141 | 143 | 141 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 128 | 280 | 297 |
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