Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Abermawr today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Abermawr at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Abermawr. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 67 | 80 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 58 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 59 | 104 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 153 | 125 | 102 | 70 | 56 | 51 | |
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:42AM4.15m | 11:59PM4.20m | 12:21PM3.86m | 00:39AM3.83m | 1:05PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52PM1.43m | 6:20AM1.63m | 6:19PM1.73m | 6:45AM1.93m | 7:00PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
98 | 67 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 58 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 153 | 125 | 102 | 70 | 56 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | NW 4 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NNW 3 | SW 17 | — | W 8 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 14 |
11 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 11 | — | 1 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 17 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — |
— | 11 | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 20 | 33 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
— | — | 80 | 71 | — | — | 58 | 45 | 36 | 37 | 59 | 104 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 51 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 333 | 150 | 249 | 29 | 158 | 71 | 327 | 373 | 373 | 386 | 263 | 72 | 43 | 42 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 71 | 65 |
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