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Abermawr surfForecast / Wales – Pembrokeshire / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 16 Dec 2025 GMTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Abermawr surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Abermawr sea temperature is
11.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Abermawr today?
The current surf forecast for Abermawr at 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Abermawr. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 512 | 512 | 427 | 269 | 213 | 658 | 1164 | 2065 | 2573 | 2673 | 1677 | 1318 | 1323 | 2176 | 2345 | 2549 | 2496 | 1330 | 1410 | 2352 | 2630 | 2118 | 1968 | 1603 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59PM 4.02 | 5:26AM 4.06 | 5:43PM 4.12 | 6:07AM 4.24 | 6:23PM 4.21 | 6:45AM 4.39 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:34PM 1.74 | 11:47AM 1.76 | 12:10AM 1.66 | 12:28PM 1.66 | 12:45AM 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:23 | - |
| Sunset | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
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