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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdaron at 2PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberdaron. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon 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). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 45 | 33 | 51 | 73 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 75 | 95 | 105 | 224 | 209 | 192 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:01PM3.72m | 00:20AM3.91m | 12:40PM3.48m | 1:01AM3.53m | 1:22PM3.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:39AM0.30m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:13AM0.62m | 7:20PM0.79m | 7:48AM0.95m | 7:59PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NNW 3 | — | W 17 | — | SW 6 | — | W 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 1 | — | 5 | — | 51 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 25 | 45 | 33 | 4 | 73 | 48 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 75 | 95 | 105 | 224 | 209 | 192 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 284 | 297 | 299 | 299 | 327 | 333 | 372 | 495 | 372 | 188 | 13 | 642 | 569 | 638 | 296 | 296 | 533 | 292 | 296 | 296 | 285 | 250 | 13 |
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