Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdaron today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
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11 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 23 | 54 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:14AM3.26m | 8:28PM3.66m | 8:46AM3.48m | 8:59PM3.92m | 9:16AM3.67m | 9:29PM4.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53PM0.72m | 3:20AM0.50m | 3:26PM0.50m | 3:53AM0.30m | 3:59PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SE 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | N 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 |
11 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 34 | 28 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 8 | ESE 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | — |
1 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | N 6 | W 8 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — |
6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | SSW 7 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | SW 7 | SW 4 |
16 | 13 | 9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 18 | — | — | 45 | 49 | 2 | 54 | 52 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 177 | 200 | 200 | 290 | 337 | 308 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 301 | 299 | 299 | 294 | 294 | 280 | 294 | 188 | 297 | 297 | 317 | 312 | 312 | 252 |
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