Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 7PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 26 | 45 | 37 | 20 | 31 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:22AM3.91m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | W 17 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 45 | 37 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | W 17 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 17 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 17 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 12 | 29 | 33 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 31 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 320 | 306 | 328 | 313 | 188 | 292 | 284 | 297 | 299 | 327 | 328 | 372 | 463 | 463 | 179 | 192 | 13 | 1167 | 637 | 296 |
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