Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdeen Area Beach today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen Area Beach at 3PM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen Area Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 68 | 352 | 191 | 309 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 198 | 158 | 181 | 65 | 63 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:26AM2.74m | 11:54PM2.54m | 12:08PM2.52m | 00:46AM2.38m | 1:00PM2.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:50PM0.77m | 6:06AM0.97m | 6:34PM0.95m | 6:57AM1.17m | 7:27PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 5 | SW 13 |
66 | 43 | 352 | 1 | 309 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 198 | — | 181 | 65 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 5 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | — | W 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | W 5 | — | W 6 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 5 | SW 13 | WSW 5 |
40 | 68 | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 63 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 4 | 43 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — |
— | — | 203 | 191 | 178 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | 99 | 158 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 364 | 834 | 1287 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 831 | 835 | 364 | 824 | 254 | 0 | 101 | 1287 | 831 | 782 |
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