A quiet afternoon on Aberdaron beach — Aberdaron. Photo: Eirian Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Aberdaron

Aberdaron is a town in Gwynedd, United Kingdom. From Aberdaron you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Aberdaron, a surf spot 0.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites. The nearest airport is Dublin Airport (DUB), 125 km away.

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Staying in Aberdaron

12 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 6 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: Dublin Airport (DUB), 125 km, LPL, 138 km, IOM, 142 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Aberdaron.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Aberdaron too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert Intermediate

Spot

Mon 19

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Thu 22

Fri 23

Sat 24

Sun 25

Aberdaron0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

2 ft8 kJ

1 ft3 kJ

5 ft165 kJ

4 ft137 kJ

3 ft182 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

Forecast and score for beginner surfers at Aberdaron, each day
Day	Score for beginners	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	6, too small	2 ft3 smushy	8kJ	wind from the east, 11 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	7, too small	1 ft5 smushy	3kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 6 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	0, too big	5 ft7 smushy	165kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 34 knots	12°C
Thu 22Oct	0, too big	4 ft7 smushy	137kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 14 knots	13°C
Fri 23Oct	7, poor	3 ft10 ssoft	182kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 32 knots	11°C
Sat 24Oct	6, too small	3 ft8 smushy	74kJ	wind from the south-west, 17 knots	13°C
Sun 25Oct	6, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	132kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 23 knots	13°C

abersoch14.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in AbersochNeeds 5 ft+

1 ft1 kJ

1 ft4 kJ

4 ft178 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

4 ft235 kJ

3 ft44 kJ

4 ft153 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at abersoch, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	1, too small	1 ft3 smushy	1kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	2, too small	1 ft8 s	4kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	4 ft7 smushy	178kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 22 knots, offshore	10°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft7 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	235kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore	10°C
Sat 24Oct	8, too small	3 ft6 smushy	44kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots, offshore	12°C
Sun 25Oct	20, too small	4 ft8 smushy	153kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots, offshore	12°C

Hells Mouth8.7 kmabout 15 min by carStays in Abersoch, 6 kmIntermediate and up

1 ft4 kJ

1 ft6 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

4 ft135 kJ

4 ft331 kJ

3 ft90 kJ

4 ft229 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hells Mouth, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	4, too small	1 ft3 s	4kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	13°C
Tue 20Oct	8, too small	1 ft8 s	6kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	12°C
Wed 21Oct	26, poor	4 ft8 s	148kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 27 knots	10°C
Thu 22Oct	28, poor	4 ft6 s	135kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	12°C
Fri 23Oct	25, poor	4 ft10 s	331kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 31 knots	10°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	3 ft7 s	90kJ	wind from the west, 12 knots	12°C
Sun 25Oct	19, poor	4 ft8 s	229kJ	wind from the west, 18 knots	12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Aberdaron, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Aberdaron

Sblash Fish BarFish and chips · 0.1 km from the centre
Caffi Traeth Aberdaron/Aberdaron Beach Cafe0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Aberdaron, UK