Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 7AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 15 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 83 | 262 | 75 | 90 | 68 | 30 | 23 | 71 | 98 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:51AM4.61m | 9:05PM5.00m | 9:21AM4.79m | 9:37PM5.15m | 9:53AM4.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:39AM0.79m | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 75 | 90 | 68 | 30 | 15 | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SSE 3 | SW 6 | SW 7 | W 4 | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 6 | 23 | 23 | — | 2 | 30 | 39 | 36 | 83 | 262 | 17 | — | — | 6 | 23 | 71 | 98 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 267 | 307 | 307 | 309 | 313 | 321 | 312 | 222 | 313 | 313 | 278 | 92 | 89 | 407 | 141 | 93 | 50 | 20 | 0 | 164 | 357 | 319 | 383 | 147 |
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