Aberystwyth harbour trap Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.46° N 4.07° W

Aberystwyth harbour trap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aberystwyth harbour trap sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.3° 

Aberystwyth harbour trap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 10AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
1.1
W
5
0.9
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.9
WSW
7
2
WSW
7
2
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
7
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
7
1.4
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
4
1
W
4
1
W
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
64
42
114
313
423
428
379
379
389
363
193
140
97
34
36
42
37
29
16
11
9
9
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
S
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
12:56PM3.72m
1:29AM3.44m
2:02PM3.43m
3:06AM3.17m
3:57PM3.33m
Low Tide
7:07AM1.77m
7:37PM1.85m
7:57AM2.06m
8:51PM2.08m
9:22AM2.25m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:24
7:22
7:20
 mm
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
7
10
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
11
12
12
12
10
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