Surf Forecasts:
Aberystwyth harbour trap surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period, WNW swell with 59 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Aberystwyth harbour trap this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Aberystwyth harbour trap in the next 16 days are 1.1m 5s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 26th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Aberystwyth harbour trap over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, how’s it going? Rusty here, taking a hard look at the next couple weeks. It’s been a rough stretch, so don’t get your hopes up too high. We’re looking at a long, quiet period without much to chase, and the only real possibility comes right at the start of August.
From Thursday 23 July right through the end of the month, it’s mostly flat or too small, and the wind is constantly onshore or working against us. The water is running a lot warmer than usual for this time of year – about 67°F, that’s nearly 7° warmer than normal. Very strange. But with no surf to speak of, it doesn’t matter much. There’s one morning on Tuesday 28 July when the wind dies off and it gets glassy, but with just a 1ft wave at best, there’s nothing to ride.
Then we get a pulse on Saturday 1 August. In the morning we’ve got a 5ft swell from the Southwest with an 8-second period, combined energy of 256 (moderate). Wind is light cross-shore. It’s still a poor-quality setup, so the wave shape is likely messy. By the afternoon it builds to 6ft from the same direction, energy shoots up to 439 (strong wave energy). The wind stays light cross-onshore. This is the closest we get to something rideable, but the setup is pretty rough – it’s more interesting for a kite surfer than someone holding a paddle. The swell direction is close to what this reef likes (SW is the preference), but the size and chop mean it’s for experts only. Crowds are possible here, so keep an eye out.
Sunday 2 August drops back to 3ft, with a bit of cross-offshore wind offering cleaner conditions on the morning, but the energy drops right off to 43 (weak). After that it’s back to tiny waves and onshore slop all through the second week. By Monday 3 August it’s knee-high junk with strong breeze, and there’s nothing worth paddling out for the rest of the run.
So the real standout here is Saturday 1 August, especially the afternoon, but it’s a big maybe. Everything else is either flat or too wind-affected to bother with. These dry spells happen around here – don’t lose hope, forecasts can turn around.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
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 kJ | 24 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 24 | 14 | 47 | 25 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:11PM3.47m | 4:45AM3.56m | 5:23PM3.53m | 5:53AM3.58m | 6:22PM3.71m | 6:49AM3.70m | 7:10PM3.94m | 7:33AM3.88m | 7:49PM4.19m | 8:10AM4.07m | 8:24PM4.42m | 8:42AM4.25m | 8:56PM4.62m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:26PM1.90m | 11:16AM1.88m | 11:57PM1.88m | 12:34PM1.83m | 1:15AM1.72m | 1:36PM1.69m | 2:11AM1.50m | 2:24PM1.50m | 2:54AM1.27m | 3:04PM1.30m | 3:32AM1.06m | 3:41PM1.11m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:13 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | — | — | NNW 4 | — | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 24 | 14 | 47 | 15 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 939 | 309 | 319 | 994 | 349 | 997 | 399 | 344 | 459 | 470 | 89 | 277 | 291 | 182 | 224 | 277 | 224 | 277 | 278 | 278 |
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