Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 6PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 39 | 12 | 17 | 50 | 77 | 160 | 143 | 100 | 139 | 149 | 104 | 146 | 110 | 101 | 80 | 48 | 131 | 269 | 353 | 340 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:35AM4.38m | 11:55PM4.26m | 12:12PM4.05m | 00:35AM3.83m | 12:56PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM1.25m | 6:34AM1.46m | 6:51PM1.55m | 7:07AM1.77m | 7:37PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 48 | 39 | 11 | 17 | 50 | 77 | 160 | 143 | 100 | 139 | 149 | 104 | 146 | 110 | 101 | 80 | 48 | 131 | 269 | 353 | 340 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 98 | 286 | 246 | 307 | 236 | 333 | 313 | 335 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 459 | 101 | 246 | 234 | 374 | 466 | 349 | 466 | 349 |
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