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) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 12AM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| 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) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 35 | 45 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:40PM4.24m | 12:01PM3.72m | 00:20AM3.91m | 12:40PM3.48m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:09PM0.29m | 6:39AM0.30m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.62m | 7:20PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 17 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 35 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 17 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | 1 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 31 | 28 | 4 | 3 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 328 | 313 | 188 | 297 | 284 | 299 | 299 | 306 | 329 | 303 | 463 | 372 | 262 | 13 | 642 | 1177 | 637 | 296 |
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