TidePlanet

Today in Aberavon Beach there are high tides at 7:53 am (31.1 ft) and 8:19 pm (30.3 ft) and low tides at 1:34 am and 1:55 pm. Tide coefficient 90. Right now the tide is falling toward the low tide at 1:55 pm. The sun rises at 7:04 am and sets at 4:54 pm: 9 h 50 min of daylight. The moon is 85% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 6:37 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:41 am to 3:41 am and from 2:14 pm to 4:14 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is slight, with 3.1 ft waves. There's a light air from the east-southeast (3 mph). Overcast, 53 °F.

Beach

Beach day in Aberavon Beach

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

0
Not a beach day · 0 out of 10 No good beach time today.
  • Cross-shore breeze (10 mph)
  • Low tide at 1:55 pm: more sand
  • Cloudy (100% cloud cover)
  • Feels like 54 °F: chilly for the beach
  • Swim with care: 3.2 ft waves every 9 s; moderate rip current risk
  • Water at 57 °F (very cold)

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Use care · 3.2 ft

    3.2 ft waves every 9 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 57 °F

    Very cold: ease in and keep swims short.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 1 · SPF 15

    Max UV 1 (low): SPF 15 sunscreen.

  • Wind 10 mph

    Cross-shore breeze (10 mph).

  • Tide & sand 1:55 pm

    Low tide at 1:34 am and 1:55 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 7:53 am and 8:19 pm. Coefficient 90 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

About Aberavon BeachThe beach

2.4 mi from Taibach. Tides, weather and sun in Taibach →

Surface Sand
Length 1.2 mi
Facing Faces southwest
Water quality Excellent water quality 2025 season, Natural Resources Wales
Amenities

Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. See on OpenStreetMap · Fix on OpenStreetMap

UK bathing water quality: Natural Resources Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full attribution. Lifeguards: RNLI. Contains Open Data licensed under the GIS Open Data Licence.

Beaches near Aberavon Beach

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Fishing

Fishing in Aberavon Beach today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
9
Great day · 9 out of 10 2:10–3:00 pm Also 6:50–7:50 am and 1:40–2:30 am
  • Low tide at 1:55 pm
  • Major period 2:14–4:14 pm
  • Steady pressure (30.33 inHg), light cross-shore wind (9 mph) and some swell (2.8 ft waves) to stir the water
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 90 (spring tides)
  • A major period lines up with sunset

Your day at a glance

The best window, 2:10 pm to 3:00 pm, combines the 1:55 pm low tide, a major period and some swell. Also worth a try from 6:50 am to 7:50 am, with the 7:53 am high tide, sunrise and some swell, though with rising pressure. Also worth a try from 1:40 am to 2:30 am, with the 1:34 am low tide, a major period and some swell, though with rising pressure.

Species with the most records nearby: small-spotted catshark, common sole, thornback ray and whiting. October is one of the months when these are seen most: small-spotted catshark and common sole. What you can catch

How it works · Next 7 days · Fishing rules

Tides

Tides in Aberavon Beach

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 1:34 am 3.6 ft
  • ▲ High tide 7:53 am 31.1 ft · coef. 90
  • ▲ High tide 8:19 pm 30.3 ft · coef. 86

↓ Falling The tide is falling. 5 h 10 min to low tide at 1:55 pm.

Tide coefficient 90 for the 7:53 am high tide and 86 for the 8:19 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 27.4 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on March 21 (32.6 ft) and the lowest, on March 20 (1.3 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 97, 29.4 ft range). The smallest, from October 19 to 20 (coefficient 30, 9.5 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 7:04 am · 4:54 pm Low tide 1:34 am · 3.6 ft High tide 7:53 am · 31.1 ft Low tide 1:55 pm · 4.2 ft High tide 8:19 pm · 30.3 ft Coef. 90 85% Major periods 1:41 am · 2:14 pm Medium
Fri 30 7:05 am · 4:52 pm Low tide 2:15 am · 5.0 ft High tide 8:37 am · 29.8 ft Low tide 2:40 pm · 5.7 ft High tide 9:07 pm · 28.5 ft Coef. 81 76% Major periods 2:46 am · 3:18 pm Medium
Sat 31 7:07 am · 4:50 pm Low tide 3:00 am · 6.7 ft High tide 9:27 am · 28.1 ft Low tide 3:32 pm · 7.5 ft High tide 10:01 pm · 26.5 ft Coef. 69 65% Major periods 3:49 am · 4:19 pm Medium
Sun 1 7:09 am · 4:48 pm Low tide 3:55 am · 8.7 ft High tide 10:27 am · 26.4 ft Low tide 4:42 pm · 9.2 ft High tide 11:10 pm · 24.8 ft Coef. 57 Last quarter Major periods 4:48 am · 5:15 pm Medium
Mon 2 7:11 am · 4:46 pm Low tide 5:16 am · 10.3 ft High tide 11:44 am · 25.1 ft Low tide 6:17 pm · 10.1 ft — Coef. 48 43% Major periods 5:41 am · 6:07 pm Medium
Tue 3 7:12 am · 4:44 pm High tide 12:33 am · 24.0 ft Low tide 6:52 am · 10.5 ft High tide 1:08 pm · 25.0 ft Low tide 7:44 pm · 9.5 ft Coef. 48 32% Major periods 6:31 am · 6:54 pm Medium
Wed 4 7:14 am · 4:43 pm High tide 1:54 am · 24.6 ft Low tide 8:11 am · 9.3 ft High tide 2:24 pm · 26.2 ft Low tide 8:53 pm · 8.0 ft Coef. 56 23% Major periods 7:17 am · 7:40 pm Medium

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Aberavon Beach has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Mumbles (TICON-4), 6.9 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Aberavon Beach

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: slight

Slight Douglas 3 · gentle breeze, Beaufort 3
Waves 3.1 ft · 9.0 s from the west-southwest (246°)
Swell 3.1 ft · 7.6 s from the west-southwest
Current 0.5 mph toward the NW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common1.6 ft
  • Significant3.1 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest6.3 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 6.3 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 6.3 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 3 mph ESE · gusts 8
Offshore (7.2 mi SSE)Offshore 8 mph ESE · gusts 12

Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces southwest and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

Cross-offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves ease over the next few days. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 4.1 ft with a period of 9 s, from the west-southwest (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now56.8 °F
Today 56.8–57.0 °F air: 51 / 57 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 57.2 °F measured 0.3 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water cools over the next few days: about 55.9 °F by Wednesday 4.

Water about normal for late October.

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:46 am (local time).

Nearest buoy

Scarweather WaveNet Site Buoy 6200292 · 12 mi SSW of here Measured at 5:30 am, 3 h 16 min ago
Waves 4.5 ft · 7 s —
Water 59.3 °F

This is a real measurement of the sea, not a forecast. Data from Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Lowestoft Laboratory (CEFAS), via the E.U. Copernicus Marine Service. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (doi:10.48670/moi-00036).

Diving

Diving in Aberavon Beach today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: poor
7
Good day · 7 out of 10 1:00–3:00 pm Also 7:10–8:30 am
  • Slack water around low tide (1:55 pm): little current from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm
  • 2.5 ft swell at 8 s from the west-southwest: some surge on the bottom
  • Light cross-shore wind (10 mph)
  • 0.1 mph current toward the east, weak (model)
  • Sun high: more light underwater
Swell 2.5 ft 8 s · from the WSW
Likely visibility Poor Snorkeling: fair
Water and suit 56.8 °F 7 mm semi-dry suit
Current 0.1 mph toward the E
  • Slack water today: low tide 1:34 am (1:10–2:00 am), high tide 7:53 am (7:30–8:20 am), low tide 1:55 pm (1:30–2:30 pm) and high tide 8:19 pm (8:00–8:40 pm)
  • Likely visibility: poor. Swell (up to 6.6 ft at 9 s) and rain (0.21 in) over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 56.8 °F: a 7 mm semi-dry suit, with hood, gloves and booties.
  • Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
  • Night dive: dark from 5:28 pm. Waning gibbous (85%), rising at 6:37 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm, combines slack water at low tide, light wind, weak current and the sun high. Also worth a look from 7:10 am to 8:30 am, with slack water at high tide, light wind and weak current, though with some swell.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Within 12 mi. Some may be missing or closed; marine reserves usually need a permit. Open the map on OpenStreetMap · Missing one? Add it to OpenStreetMap

Wreck and reef positions are approximate and not for navigation; a wreck’s depth runs from the top of the hull to the seabed.

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Weather

Weather in Aberavon Beach

14-day weather

Now in Aberavon Beach

Now 53 °F Overcast · feels like 52 °F · 51 / 57 °F
Low / high
51 / 57 °F
Rain
0.01 in · 31%
Clouds
100%
Humidity
89%
Dew pointDew point
50 °F
Visibility
11 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 40
Saharan dust
No
Pollen
None

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Steady now (+0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.12 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky OvercastOvercastFogOvercastOvercastOvercastOvercastOvercast
Temperature 55°53°51°54°57°57°54°54°
Wind (mph) 5 SSW3 ESE3 E3 ESE9 SE9 SE5 SE6 ESE
Gusts 1555815171213
Waves 4.1 ft3.7 ft3.4 ft3.1 ft2.9 ft2.8 ft2.6 ft2.6 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 9:00 am 54° 3 ESE 3.1 ft
  • 12:00 pm 57° 9 SE 2.9 ft
  • 3:00 pm 57° 9 SE 2.8 ft
  • 6:00 pm 54° 5 SE 2.6 ft
  • 9:00 pm 54° 6 ESE 2.6 ft
  • 12:00 am 53° 6 ESE 2.6 ft
  • 3:00 am 55° 6 SE 2.7 ft
  • 6:00 am 54° 6 ESE 2.8 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Fog 51 / 57 °F 10 mph SE 4.1 ft 7:53 am · 8:19 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 50 / 58 °F 10 mph ESE 3.1 ft 8:37 am · 9:07 pm
Sat 31 Fog 44 / 57 °F 4 mph ENE 3.1 ft 9:27 am · 10:01 pm
Sun 1 Fog 41 / 55 °F 5 mph NE 2.1 ft 10:27 am · 11:10 pm
Mon 2 Overcast 43 / 53 °F 6 mph ENE 1.2 ft 11:44 am
Tue 3 Light drizzle 43 / 53 °F 12 mph NE 0.8 ft 12:33 am · 1:08 pm
Wed 4 Overcast 49 / 55 °F 14 mph ENE 1.5 ft 1:54 am · 2:24 pm
Thu 5 Overcast 47 / 52 °F 14 mph ENE 1.6 ft 3:02 am · 3:25 pm
Fri 6 Overcast 48 / 52 °F 13 mph ENE 1.8 ft 3:56 am · 4:16 pm
Sat 7 Overcast 45 / 51 °F 7 mph NE 1.2 ft 4:41 am · 4:59 pm
Sun 8 Overcast 41 / 49 °F 7 mph ESE 1.4 ft 5:21 am · 5:38 pm
Mon 9 Light drizzle 42 / 51 °F 11 mph SE 2.0 ft 5:58 am · 6:14 pm
Tue 10 Light drizzle 48 / 56 °F 11 mph ENE 2.0 ft 6:32 am · 6:47 pm
Wed 11 Overcast 47 / 54 °F 10 mph E 2.0 ft 7:04 am · 7:18 pm
  • Fri 30 Overcast 50° / 58° 3.1 ft
  • Sat 31 Fog 44° / 57° 3.1 ft
  • Sun 1 Fog 41° / 55° 2.1 ft
  • Mon 2 Overcast 43° / 53° 1.2 ft
  • Tue 3 Light drizzle 43° / 53° 0.8 ft
  • Wed 4 Overcast 49° / 55° 1.5 ft
  • Thu 5 Overcast 47° / 52° 1.6 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 8:46 am (local time).

Sun

The sun in Aberavon Beach

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 7:04 am in the ESE (111°)ESE
Sets 4:54 pm in the WSW (249°)WSW
  • First light 5:49 am
  • Full dark 6:08 pm
  • Civil dawn 6:29 am
  • Civil dusk 5:28 pm
  • Solar noon 11:59 am (25° high)
  • Daylight 9 h 50 min (−4 min)
  • Evening golden hour 4:05 pm
  • Full dark 6:08 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour7:04–7:53 am
Evening golden hour4:05–4:54 pm
Aberavon Beach

Today the sun is 92,335,293 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Aberavon Beach

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 85% 85% illuminated · 18.8 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am
Rises 6:37 pm in the NE (42°)NE
Sets 12:49 pm tomorrow · in the NW (317°) · set at 11:50 am
Transit 2:41 am overhead
Visible 18 h 12 min from 6:37 pm to 12:49 pm

Today the moon is 226,641 mi away and looks 32′ 45″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 1:41–3:41 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 2:14–4:14 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 11:20 am–12:20 pm Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 6:07–7:07 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 8:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 11:48 amNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 2:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days

Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 25, 223,281 mi away.

Place

Where to fish in Aberavon Beach

All places in Neath Port Talbot →

Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Shallow, gradual

Shallow, gradual bottom: you need to go 2.5 mi out for 33 ft of water.

From the shoreline out to sea, heading southwest.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.75 mi
  • 33 ft deep2.5 mi
  • 66 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi
  • 164 ft deepnot within 3.1 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.75 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 2.5 mi. For dives deeper than 33 ft, go by boat.

Inside bays, estuaries and harbors the bottom changes a lot from spot to spot (channels and shoals): use this only as a rough guide.

Source: EMODnet Bathymetry DTM 2024 (CC BY 4.0), cells of about 380 ft; depth at the lowest astronomical tide. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near Aberavon BeachTides nearby

All places in Neath Port Talbot, A to Z (8) → Eel Pie Island tides →

Aberavon Beach at a glance

  • Beach. Coordinates: 51.594° N, 3.820° W.
  • It is 2.5 mi south of Briton Ferry, the main place in Neath Port Talbot. The sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time than in Briton Ferry.
  • 2.4 mi from Taibach.
  • The nearest tide station, Mumbles, is 6.9 mi to the west.
  • Its coast faces southwest.

Questions about Aberavon BeachQuestions

Where is Aberavon Beach?

2.4 mi from Taibach, in Neath Port Talbot (United Kingdom). The shore faces southwest.

What amenities does Aberavon Beach have?

According to OpenStreetMap: RNLI lifeguards in season, restrooms and parking. Some may be missing or out of date, so ask at the beach.

How clean is the water at Aberavon Beach?

Excellent water quality in the official rating for the 2025 season (Natural Resources Wales).

What time is high tide today in Aberavon Beach?

Today in Aberavon Beach there are high tides at 7:53 am (31.1 ft) and 8:19 pm (30.3 ft) and low tides at 1:34 am and 1:55 pm. Tide coefficient 90.

What time is sunset today in Aberavon Beach?

At 4:54 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 5:28 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Aberavon Beach?

At 7:05 am. First light comes at 5:51 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 85% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 am.

When are the next spring tides?

From November 9 to 11.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 1:41–3:41 am, Minor 11:20 am–12:20 pm, Major 2:14–4:14 pm, Minor 6:07–7:07 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Aberavon Beach?

Fog, from 51 °F to 57 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (3 mph) and a 31% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Aberavon Beach?

Slight (Douglas 3): 3.1 ft waves with a period of 9.0 s from the west-southwest. The water is 56.8 °F.

When is the best time to visit Aberavon Beach?

The best time to visit Aberavon Beach is from June to August: highs of 66 °F to 69 °F, about 11 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Mumbles station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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