Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 1AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 4 | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 32 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:38AM4.28m | 1:01PM3.87m | 1:27AM3.86m | 1:55PM3.58m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM1.21m | 7:20AM1.37m | 7:28PM1.51m | 7:56AM1.69m | 8:14PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | W 16 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
6 | 3 | — | 12 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 8 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 |
— | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
21 | 20 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 40 | 43 | 24 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 44 | 32 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 399 | 398 | 246 | 101 | 98 | 101 | 238 | 344 | 347 | 347 | 333 | 286 | 50 | 93 | 93 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 26 |
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