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) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 2PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 17 | WSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01PM3.87m | 1:27AM3.86m | 1:55PM3.58m | 2:30AM3.50m | 3:11PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20AM1.37m | 7:28PM1.51m | 7:56AM1.69m | 8:14PM1.80m | 8:47AM1.96m | 9:28PM2.02m | |||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 14 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | W 6 |
3 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 13 | SW 6 | W 13 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
4 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 40 | 51 | 50 | 34 | 6 | 19 | 55 | 49 | 45 | 28 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 100 | 344 | 344 | 334 | 333 | 286 | 387 | 50 | 93 | 98 | 101 | 740 | 100 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 100 | 324 | 238 | 278 | 278 |
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