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 7AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the N by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
138 | 88 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:46AM3.14m | 2:11PM2.93m | 2:45AM2.80m | 3:22PM2.70m | 4:14AM2.59m | 5:01PM2.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:27AM1.25m | 8:50PM1.34m | 9:23AM1.49m | 10:11PM1.52m | 10:58AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 7 | 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 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
10 | 88 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
— | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | W 6 | W 10 | — | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | — |
138 | 7 | 20 | 49 | 66 | 119 | 82 | 51 | 88 | 126 | 110 | 59 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 20 | 33 | 29 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 6 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 48 | 327 | 145 | 790 | 327 | 143 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 146 | 297 | 177 | 297 | 131 | 188 | 136 | 126 | 131 | 248 | 214 | 110 |
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