Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberffraw today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberffraw at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Aberffraw. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 19 | 22 | 17 | 26 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:40AM4.27m | 1:04PM3.73m | 1:21AM3.95m | 1:44PM3.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05PM0.20m | 7:34AM0.15m | 7:45PM0.46m | 8:13AM0.53m | 8:25PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | W 7 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | W 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — |
2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | 17 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — |
— | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 19 | 22 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 20 | 14 | 23 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 302 | 302 | 222 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 263 | 299 | 302 | 329 | 502 | 395 | 295 | 40 | 600 | 1222 | 595 | 266 |
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