Morfa Bychan Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mid Wales, UK)

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Morfa Bychan Surf Guide

Morfa Bychan in Mid Wales is a fairly exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Winter and spring are the best times of year to visit. Offshore winds blow from the east southeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights and there is a left hand point break too. Best around mid tide. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Morfa Bychan Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach	3.0
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Morfa Bychan:

The best conditions reported for surf at Morfa Bychan occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-southeast.

Surf Forecasts:

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12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Morfa Bychan (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Morfa Bychan with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 6% of the time in January while 37% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 57% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

37%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

57%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Morfa Bychan Location Map

Interactive Morfa Bychan surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Morfa Bychan is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 94 km (58 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Morfa Bychan is Hawarden Airport (CEG) in England, 110 km (68 miles) away.

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Morfa Bychan Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 08:53 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NW	WSW	WSW	W
Period (s)	4	4	4	4
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on

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Tides at Morfa Bychan

Current tide and informaton

For Aberystwyth, Wales, 6 km from Morfa Bychan.

Next High Water: 01:28pm | 3.78m

Next Low Water: 08:13pm | 1.53m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Morfa Bychan Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Morfa Bychan is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (13.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.