Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberffraw today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberffraw at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Aberffraw. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, light winds from the NE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 4 | W 13 | SW 13 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 3 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM3.00m | 4:05AM2.90m | 4:46PM2.83m | 5:38AM2.76m | 6:19PM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM1.27m | 10:08PM1.38m | 10:45AM1.54m | 11:34PM1.55m | 12:20PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — |
29 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 6 | W 6 | W 16 | — | W 6 | W 6 | SW 12 | W 12 | SW 15 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | — | SW 6 | NNW 5 | W 13 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 |
14 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 16 | 23 | — | 7 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 285 | 545 | 825 | 222 | 181 | 181 | 168 | 181 | 181 | 183 | 285 | 176 | 176 | 183 | 176 | 183 | 175 | 211 | 291 | 298 | 211 |
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