Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Ogmore-by-Sea today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Ogmore-by-Sea at 4PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Ogmore-by-Sea. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
110 | 68 | 81 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 34 | 39 | 66 | 67 | 119 | 147 | 160 | 156 | 120 | 120 | 70 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:44AM7.95m | 11:03PM7.76m | 11:22AM7.34m | 11:42PM7.06m | 12:04PM6.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM1.34m | 5:05AM1.67m | 5:23PM1.95m | 5:45AM2.30m | 6:09PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||
6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 17 | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 16 | W 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | WSW 9 | W 6 |
— | 6 | — | — | — | 53 | 51 | 51 | 37 | 10 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | 147 | 160 | 8 | 28 | 8 | 44 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | SW 15 | WSW 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 8 | 45 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
110 | 68 | 81 | 64 | 53 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 39 | 66 | 67 | 119 | — | — | 156 | 120 | 120 | 70 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 163 | 163 | 441 | 260 | 136 | 28 | 140 | 28 | 232 | 335 | 354 | 354 | 148 | 99 | 77 | 28 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 28 | 3 |
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