Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdeen today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35AM4.07m | 6:06PM3.68m | 6:20AM3.79m | 6:50PM3.49m | 7:13AM3.52m | 7:45PM3.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:47AM0.99m | 11:53PM1.34m | 12:28PM1.33m | 00:39AM1.59m | 1:17PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 37 | 48 | 1 | 52 | 69 | 157 | — | — | — | — | 355 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NE 4 | N 7 | N 8 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SW 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
19 | 18 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 7 | 15 | 270 | 212 | 257 | 292 | 331 | 608 | 579 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 198 | 635 | 189 | 193 | 193 | 185 | 185 | 55 | 169 | 176 | 179 | 204 | 198 | 287 | 287 | 232 | 385 | 287 | 287 | 244 | 635 | 244 | 76 |
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