
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 7AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
152 | 113 | 69 | 55 | 232 | 778 | 740 | 740 | 704 | 784 | 629 | 418 | 261 | 178 | 143 | 123 | 58 | 74 | 47 | 39 | 24 | 23 | 13 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:02AM3.07m | 1:20PM2.97m | 1:52AM2.71m | 2:21PM2.69m | 3:20AM2.46m | 4:17PM2.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM1.31m | 8:07PM1.34m | 8:31AM1.56m | 9:31PM1.55m | 10:10AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | NW 4 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | SW 6 | NNW 5 |
— | — | 20 | 13 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 39 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 5 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 24 | 23 | 6 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | SW 6 |
152 | 113 | 69 | 55 | 232 | 778 | 740 | 740 | 704 | 784 | 629 | 418 | 261 | 178 | 143 | 123 | 58 | 74 | 38 | 30 | — | — | — | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 145 | 463 | 296 | 463 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 360 | 463 | 452 | 452 | 250 | 503 | 13 | 250 | 13 | 229 | 126 | 128 | 126 | 13 | 110 | 110 | 198 |
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