Aberystwyth harbour trap surf break

Aberystwyth harbour trap surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 08 Jan 2026 GMT
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Aberystwyth harbour trap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Aberystwyth harbour trap sea temperature is
8.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today?

The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)4s

Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
1.3
N
1.7
NNW
0.6
WSW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.3
NW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)678846116666661212121211111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25292513672158522318416118717112415214714710693646238372418
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
SE
25
E
40
NE
35
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
4.76
11:30PM
4.15
11:53AM
4.45
12:22AM
3.88
12:47PM
4.14
1:21AM
3.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:08PM
0.98
6:11AM
1.28
6:47PM
1.27
6:49AM
1.52
7:30PM
1.55
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise8:23-------8:23-------8:22-------
Sunset--4:21-------4:22-------4:23-----
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--291181---111-----------
Temp. °C765333444555454434421100
Feels °C (?)53-2-6-6-6-6-5-4-4-4-4-2-1-10-111-2-4-4-6-6
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