Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 10PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | 18 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 96 | 80 | 99 | 99 | 54 | 34 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM3.53m | 1:22PM3.21m | 1:46AM3.14m | 2:11PM2.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.79m | 7:48AM0.95m | 7:59PM1.07m | 8:27AM1.25m | 8:50PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
5 | 29 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 34 | 35 | 21 | 15 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 4 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 | W 17 | — | W 9 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
11 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 6 | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
— | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | NW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
30 | — | 4 | 30 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 96 | 80 | 99 | 99 | 31 | 56 | 62 | 75 | 60 | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 360 | 342 | 296 | 129 | 126 | 141 | 280 | 292 | 295 | 295 | 285 | 303 | 13 | 121 | 121 | 126 | 126 | 141 | 69 |
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