Aberystwyth harbour trap Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.46° N 4.07° W

Aberystwyth harbour trap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Aberystwyth harbour trap sea temperature is
17.9°C
2.3° 

Aberystwyth harbour trap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Aberystwyth harbour trap today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap at 11AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.4
WSW
6
1.6
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.2
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
6
0.7
SW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
5
1
WSW
6
0.9
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
72
155
236
263
217
139
94
74
37
26
18
19
12
12
9
4
18
37
32
33
63
61
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:15AM5.05m
9:31PM5.41m
9:50AM5.03m
10:07PM5.29m
10:25AM4.89m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.37m
4:17PM0.56m
4:42AM0.45m
4:49PM0.62m
5:13AM0.62m
5:19PM0.77m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
 mm
1
4
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
18
18
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
7
10
12
12
13
14
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
16
14
16
18
17
19
19
17
16
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