Abersoch, UK

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Low tide in Porth Neigwl
Near Hells Mouth, 2 km away. Photo: David Medcalf, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Abersoch

Abersoch is a town in Gwynedd, United Kingdom. From Abersoch you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is abersoch, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 38 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 11 of them campsites. The nearest airport is LPL, 125 km away.

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Staying in Abersoch

  • 38 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 11 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: LPL, 125 km, Dublin Airport (DUB), 135 km, IOM, 140 km

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Where it is

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

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Abersoch each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Abersoch 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

Surf spots within 20 km of Abersoch: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Hells Mouth5.7 kmabout 10 min by car1 ft5 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore, too small1 ft4 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small1 ft6 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small3 ft79 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, poor4 ft110 kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots, poor4 ft185 kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, poor2 ft52 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, too small
All readings for Hells Mouth: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Hells Mouth, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct7, too small1 ft7 s5kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, offshore12°C
Mon 19Oct4, too small1 ft3 s4kJwind from the east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct8, too small1 ft8 s6kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct17, poor3 ft6 s79kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots10°C
Thu 22Oct29, poor4 ft6 s110kJwind from the south-south-west, 9 knots12°C
Fri 23Oct17, poor4 ft9 s185kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots10°C
Sat 24Oct8, too small2 ft8 s52kJwind from the west, 12 knots12°C
Aberdaron14.1 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Aberdaron1 ft4 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots, too small2 ft7 kJwind from the east, 11 knots, too small1 ft3 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, too small3 ft59 kJwind from the west-north-west, 34 knots, poor4 ft108 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, poor4 ft208 kJwind from the west-north-west, 35 knots, poor2 ft52 kJwind from the west, 15 knots, too small
All readings for Aberdaron: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Aberdaron, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct5, too small1 ft7 smushy4kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct5, too small2 ft4 smushy7kJwind from the east, 11 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct6, too small1 ft4 smushy3kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct14, poor3 ft6 smushy59kJwind from the west-north-west, 34 knots12°C
Thu 22Oct22, poor4 ft6 smushy108kJwind from the south, 10 knots13°C
Fri 23Oct16, poor4 ft9 ssoft208kJwind from the west-north-west, 35 knots11°C
Sat 24Oct7, too small2 ft8 smushy52kJwind from the west, 15 knots13°C
abersoch0.2 kmabout 5 min by carNeeds 5 ft+1 ft3 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, too small for experts1 ft0 kJwind from the east, 9 knots, too small for experts1 ft6 kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots, too small for experts3 ft52 kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore, too small for experts3 ft63 kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore, too small for experts3 ft115 kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore, too small for experts2 ft38 kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore, too small for experts
All readings for abersoch: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at abersoch, each day
DayScorefor ExpertSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct1, too small1 ft7 s3kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots12°C
Mon 19Oct1, too small1 ft2 s0kJwind from the east, 9 knots13°C
Tue 20Oct2, too small1 ft10 s6kJwind from the south-south-east, 4 knots12°C
Wed 21Oct10, too small3 ft6 smushy52kJwind from the west-north-west, 26 knots, offshore10°C
Thu 22Oct10, too small3 ft6 smushy63kJwind from the west-south-west, 12 knots, offshore12°C
Fri 23Oct8, too small3 ft9 scrumbling115kJwind from the west-north-west, 31 knots, offshore10°C
Sat 24Oct6, too small2 ft8 smushy38kJwind from the west, 12 knots, offshore12°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Abersoch, 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 Abersoch

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; food hygiene ratings from the Food Standards Agency (Open Government Licence). Credits