Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 8PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 3 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 24 | 55 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 59 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:51AM4.61m | 9:05PM5.00m | 9:21AM4.79m | 9:37PM5.15m | 9:53AM4.90m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47PM0.83m | 4:12AM0.66m | 4:20PM0.71m | 4:45AM0.62m | 4:52PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 8 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 20 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 8 | — | NW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 10 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — |
— | — | 4 | 2 | 11 | 32 | 24 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 26 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 313 | 313 | 321 | 312 | 313 | 313 | 208 | 312 | 89 | 112 | 89 | 157 | 93 | 47 | 214 | 164 | 164 | 358 | 358 | 278 | 20 |
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