
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdeen today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 7PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 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) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 3 | NNE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | S 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM3.78m | 5:43AM3.74m | 6:00PM3.59m | 6:34AM3.47m | 6:51PM3.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:03AM1.15m | 11:15PM1.31m | 11:39AM1.47m | 11:57PM1.57m | 12:23PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
39 | 44 | 45 | 71 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | — | SE 5 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | S 6 | N 19 | N 19 | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | 1 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | — | S 6 | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
1 | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 54 | 56 | 36 | 46 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 43 | 31 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 51 | 66 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 144 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 237 | 240 | 238 | 242 | 684 | 684 | 731 | 731 | 640 | 718 | 731 | 376 | 823 | 176 | 179 | 357 |
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