Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the E by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:55PM3.37m | 8:14AM3.26m | 8:28PM3.66m | 8:46AM3.48m | 8:59PM3.92m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17PM0.97m | 2:46AM0.75m | 2:53PM0.72m | 3:20AM0.50m | 3:26PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | — | SSW 8 |
3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 4 | N 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | ESE 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 12 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | SW 13 | N 6 | — | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | WSW 2 |
3 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 245 | 262 | 131 | 136 | 177 | 248 | 270 | 290 | 333 | 253 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 299 | 294 | 293 | 294 | 250 |
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