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Aberffraw surfForecast / Wales – Anglesy / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Aberffraw surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aberffraw sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Aberffraw today?
The current surf forecast for Aberffraw at 1PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aberffraw. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 31 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 119 | 434 | 871 | 994 | 1218 | 1124 | 931 | 606 | 667 | 561 | 440 | 446 | 281 | 225 | 222 | 606 | 898 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:47AM 3.28 | 7:02PM 3.33 | 7:28AM 3.42 | 7:45PM 3.42 | 8:06AM 3.56 | 8:25PM 3.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:30PM 1.03 | 1:50AM 0.88 | 2:13PM 0.86 | 2:30AM 0.79 | 2:52PM 0.70 | 3:07AM 0.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 11 | 4 | 3 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 |
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