
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NW 5 | WSW 11 | NW 4 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
374 | 343 | 197 | 127 | 80 | 55 | 32 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 36 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02AM4.52m | 11:21PM4.23m | 11:37AM4.22m | 11:59PM3.85m | 12:17PM3.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM1.33m | 6:02AM1.55m | 6:30PM1.58m | 6:38AM1.82m | 7:18PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
— | — | 37 | 127 | 80 | 45 | 32 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | 33 | 55 | 55 | 32 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
374 | 343 | 197 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 34 | 42 | 37 | 32 | 36 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 141 | 47 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 98 | 51 | 93 | 100 | 100 | 93 | 89 | 89 | 14 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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