Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:14PM5.02m | 11:34AM4.49m | 11:55PM4.67m | 12:16PM4.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.70m | 6:18AM0.72m | 6:22PM0.93m | 6:49AM1.04m | 6:53PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 36 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 30 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 383 | 369 | 220 | 324 | 311 | 347 | 347 | 363 | 384 | 247 | 419 | 412 | 290 | 47 | 681 | 1154 | 675 | 284 |
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