
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (20 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Aberystwyth harbour trap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | 189 | 658 | 1254 | 1018 | 667 | 333 | 166 | 89 | 73 | 77 | 140 | 92 | 62 | 44 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:36PM3.56m | 5:27AM3.48m | 5:40PM3.86m | 6:12AM3.81m | 6:24PM4.22m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM1.89m | 11:35AM1.96m | 00:16AM1.62m | 12:30PM1.66m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 92 | 62 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
— | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 4 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 9 | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 |
— | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 189 | 658 | 1254 | 1018 | 667 | 333 | 166 | 89 | 73 | 77 | 140 | — | 3 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 109 | 336 | 164 | 101 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 313 | 312 | 278 | 278 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 164 | 20 | 347 | 290 |
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