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Aberystwyth harbour trap surf break

Aberystwyth harbour trap surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 20 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
7.5° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)--
Afternoon (20 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)91391099999999161616161515141410101018
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3335768113311076473232313386211480435566222163207593918266
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSE
25
SW
25
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
40
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
10
SSW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
50
ESE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		crossoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
4.63
9:14AM
5.00
9:32PM
4.67
9:50AM
5.01
10:10PM
4.63
10:30AM
4.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55PM
0.78
4:03AM
0.88
4:29PM
0.76
4:35AM
0.87
5:02PM
0.81
5:07AM
0.94
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise------8:12-------8:11-------8:11-
Sunset4:38-------4:40-------4:43-------
light rain
mod rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
410-----1112----141-----2
Temp. °C8676666911101010999876556766
Feels °C (?)-20121-1-3032443435221-1-2-2-5-1
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