Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberffraw today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberffraw at 6PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberffraw. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 30 | 28 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 63 | 59 | 46 | 40 | 25 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:44PM3.51m | 2:05AM3.58m | 2:29PM3.25m | 2:56AM3.21m | 3:26PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.53m | 8:25PM0.77m | 8:54AM0.92m | 9:10PM1.10m | 9:40AM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 4 | — | SW 6 | W 16 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
46 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 59 | 5 | 40 | 25 | 29 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | W 16 | — | W 15 | SW 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SW 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
6 | 30 | 28 | — | 1 | 11 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 63 | — | 46 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 10 | 10 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 384 | 222 | 266 | 170 | 266 | 181 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 263 | 249 | 101 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 181 | 105 |
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