
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberdeen today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberdeen at 7AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aberdeen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 6°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, gales from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1003 | 989 | 966 | 885 | 1051 | 758 | 632 | 343 | 247 | 160 | 71 | 49 | 88 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 97 | 88 | 99 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59AM3.42m | 10:55PM3.56m | 11:47AM3.63m | 11:43PM3.77m | 12:26PM3.85m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:34AM1.66m | 4:46PM1.97m | 5:24AM1.42m | 5:34PM1.72m | 6:02AM1.17m | 6:13PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | -6 | -5 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
— | — | 173 | 454 | 1051 | 758 | 632 | 343 | 247 | 160 | 71 | 49 | 88 | 45 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 97 | 88 | 99 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | N 8 | ENE 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 |
— | — | — | — | 126 | 90 | 202 | 157 | 80 | 83 | 52 | 37 | 25 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 8 | N 6 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 6 | — | N 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 |
1003 | 989 | 966 | 885 | 378 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 6 | — | 14 | 12 | 65 | 45 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 198 | 198 | 130 | 93 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 357 | 357 | 357 | 302 | 162 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 180 | 176 | 144 | 30 | 638 | 54 |
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