Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 44 | 39 | 44 | 54 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 47 | 91 | 107 | 143 | 198 | 219 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:40PM4.24m | 12:01PM3.72m | 00:20AM3.91m | 12:40PM3.48m | 1:01AM3.53m | 1:22PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.30m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.62m | 7:20PM0.79m | 7:48AM0.95m | 7:59PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 3 | — | W 17 | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | SW 6 | NNW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 4 | — | — | — | SW 16 |
1 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 44 | 54 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | NW 4 | W 17 | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
7 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 24 | 44 | 39 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 47 | 91 | 107 | 143 | 198 | 219 | 175 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 284 | 297 | 297 | 299 | 327 | 333 | 372 | 534 | 188 | 134 | 13 | 360 | 641 | 641 | 296 | 296 | 126 | 295 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 285 | 13 |
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