Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Abersoch today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Abersoch at 9AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Abersoch. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 16 | W 17 | W 16 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 66 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 176 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:55AM4.03m | 00:15AM4.20m | 12:35PM3.75m | 00:56AM3.78m | 1:17PM3.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46AM0.37m | 6:49PM0.61m | 7:18AM0.70m | 7:22PM0.88m | 7:50AM1.04m | 7:58PM1.17m | |||||||||||||||||
6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | W 16 | W 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 17 | W 17 | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | W 16 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
— | — | 2 | — | — | — | 10 | 40 | 32 | 5 | 66 | 60 | 22 | 27 | 16 | 27 | 52 | 78 | 90 | 93 | 184 | 216 | 176 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 202 | 297 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 333 | 338 | 385 | 536 | 202 | 138 | 0 | 373 | 638 | 638 | 300 | 300 | 129 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 295 |
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