Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 1AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 87 | 80 | 134 | 107 | 54 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | 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 | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:22PM3.21m | 1:46AM3.14m | 2:11PM2.93m | 2:45AM2.80m | 3:22PM2.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM1.07m | 8:27AM1.25m | 8:50PM1.34m | 9:23AM1.49m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 13 |
3 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 44 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 |
28 | 87 | 80 | 134 | 107 | 15 | 91 | 131 | 122 | 103 | 51 | 56 | 56 | 44 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 130 | 285 | 463 | 13 | 48 | 121 | 39 | 495 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 280 | 297 | 136 | 297 |
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