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Aberffraw Bay (Traeth Mawr) (Beach) (Isle of Anglesey) weather

Here are our top tips to keep you, your friends and family safe at the beach with links to Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and Met Office advice.



Forecast days

Heavy showers.
Beach safety today
Use caution in the sea. Waves can be bigger or stronger than you expect, strong rips likely, the wind may blow you off course
  • • unsafe for novice surfers
  • • paddle boarding not recommended for beginners/intermediate

Tide: Next high tide (4.6m) at

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    7 day forecast for Aberffraw Bay (Traeth Mawr) (Beach)

    Today (9 January 2026)
    Time
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower day Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Heavy shower night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night
    Chance of precipitation
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    60%
    70%
    70%
    Temperature
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    12
    NNW
    11
    NNW
    10
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    NNW
    9
    N
    8
    NNW
    7
    NNW
    6
    NNW
    6
    Wind gust (mph)
    29
    31
    30
    27
    23
    21
    20
    18
    14
    12
    12
    Visibility
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    91%
    91%
    91%
    91%
    92%
    92%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    93%
    UV 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    9
    8
    7
    7
    6
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.0
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.9
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    Direction of waves offshore
    Saturday (10 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Light shower night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower night Light shower night Partly cloudy night Light shower night Light shower day Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy
    Chance of precipitation
    60%
    50%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    <5%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    NW
    6
    NNE
    5
    E
    5
    NNE
    5
    E
    5
    NE
    5
    NNE
    5
    NE
    5
    NE
    5
    ENE
    5
    ESE
    5
    ESE
    6
    S
    6
    SSW
    7
    SW
    7
    WSW
    7
    SW
    6
    S
    6
    SSE
    7
    SSE
    8
    SSE
    9
    SSE
    10
    SSE
    12
    SSE
    13
    Wind gust (mph)
    11
    8
    9
    9
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    11
    12
    12
    13
    11
    12
    13
    14
    15
    15
    17
    21
    24
    Visibility (description)
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    95%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    97%
    95%
    92%
    88%
    86%
    84%
    86%
    90%
    92%
    93%
    92%
    91%
    90%
    88%
    87%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    5
    5
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    6
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    6
    7
    7
    9
    10
    11
    13
    14
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.8
    0.8
    0.8
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.7
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.6
    0.5
    0.5
    0.6
    0.6
    0.7
    0.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    11
    10
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Sunday (11 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Heavy rain Light rain Light rain Light shower night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    20%
    40%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    60%
    70%
    80%
    90%
    90%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    80%
    80%
    90%
    ≥95%
    90%
    80%
    70%
    60%
    60%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    11°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSE
    15
    SSE
    17
    SSE
    19
    SSE
    21
    SSE
    23
    SSE
    25
    SSE
    27
    SSE
    28
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    30
    SSE
    29
    S
    29
    S
    28
    S
    27
    S
    28
    S
    29
    S
    30
    S
    29
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    28
    SSW
    26
    Wind gust (mph)
    28
    30
    35
    39
    41
    45
    44
    48
    51
    51
    52
    52
    50
    47
    44
    45
    47
    47
    51
    48
    45
    43
    42
    41
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    M
    M
    G
    G
    G
    G
    M
    G
    M
    M
    M
    M
    G
    VG
    E
    E
    Humidity
    85%
    84%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    85%
    84%
    84%
    85%
    88%
    90%
    91%
    92%
    93%
    94%
    95%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    96%
    94%
    93%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    15
    17
    19
    21
    23
    25
    27
    28
    29
    30
    31
    31
    30
    29
    29
    28
    28
    29
    30
    30
    29
    28
    27
    27
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    0.9
    1.0
    1.2
    1.3
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.8
    1.9
    1.9
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    2.0
    1.9
    1.9
    1.9
    2.1
    2.3
    2.5
    2.7
    2.7
    2.6
    2.5
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    4
    5
    5
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    8
    9
    9
    9
    Direction of waves offshore
    Monday (12 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    Temperature (°C)
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    10°
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    25
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    24
    SSW
    23
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    22
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    21
    SSW
    20
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    19
    SSW
    18
    SSW
    18
    Wind gust (mph)
    40
    40
    41
    39
    38
    38
    37
    36
    37
    37
    36
    36
    35
    33
    33
    33
    30
    29
    28
    28
    26
    26
    28
    28
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    Humidity
    88%
    87%
    86%
    87%
    87%
    87%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    86%
    86%
    88%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    26
    26
    25
    25
    24
    22
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    21
    20
    21
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    18
    18
    17
    17
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.5
    3.0
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.9
    3.0
    3.0
    2.9
    2.9
    2.8
    2.8
    2.8
    2.7
    2.5
    2.3
    2.2
    2.1
    2.0
    1.9
    1.8
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    9
    8
    8
    10
    10
    10
    Direction of waves offshore
    Tuesday (13 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    01:00
    02:00
    03:00
    04:00
    05:00
    06:00
    07:00
    08:00
    09:00
    10:00
    11:00
    12:00
    13:00
    14:00
    15:00
    16:00
    17:00
    18:00
    19:00
    20:00
    21:00
    22:00
    23:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Light rain Overcast Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    20%
    30%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    40%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    50%
    60%
    50%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    20%
    20%
    20%
    10%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    17
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    13
    SW
    12
    SW
    11
    SW
    12
    WSW
    12
    W
    12
    WSW
    11
    W
    11
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    WSW
    10
    W
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    WNW
    10
    Wind gust (mph)
    26
    26
    24
    24
    24
    23
    21
    20
    19
    19
    19
    17
    17
    17
    16
    14
    13
    16
    16
    17
    16
    15
    13
    12
    Visibility (description)
    E
    E
    E
    E
    E
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    VG
    Humidity
    91%
    90%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    88%
    87%
    88%
    91%
    90%
    89%
    88%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    90%
    90%
    89%
    89%
    89%
    88%
    88%
    89%
    UV - - - - - - - - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 - - - - - - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    17
    17
    17
    17
    15
    14
    14
    14
    13
    12
    12
    12
    11
    11
    11
    10
    10
    9
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    9
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    1.5
    1.5
    1.5
    1.6
    1.8
    1.8
    1.7
    1.6
    1.5
    1.4
    1.4
    1.4
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    10
    10
    10
    7
    7
    7
    9
    10
    10
    10
    10
    10
    5
    6
    6
    6
    6
    7
    7
    7
    7
    7
    6
    5
    Direction of waves offshore
    Wednesday (14 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Cloudy Overcast Overcast Light rain Light rain Light rain
    Chance of precipitation
    10%
    10%
    10%
    20%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    50%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    WNW
    10
    W
    10
    WSW
    10
    SW
    11
    SSW
    14
    SSW
    16
    SSW
    15
    SSW
    15
    Wind gust (mph)
    12
    14
    14
    19
    23
    26
    25
    24
    Visibility (description)
    VG
    VG
    VG
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    G
    Humidity
    88%
    88%
    87%
    87%
    83%
    88%
    92%
    92%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    9
    10
    10
    11
    14
    16
    15
    15
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    1.4
    1.4
    1.3
    1.1
    1.0
    1.1
    1.6
    2.1
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    5
    6
    7
    Direction of waves offshore
    Thursday (15 January 2026)
    Time
    00:00
    03:00
    06:00
    09:00
    12:00
    15:00
    18:00
    21:00
    Weather symbols Partly cloudy night Cloudy Cloudy Sunny intervals Sunny intervals Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night Partly cloudy night
    Chance of precipitation
    40%
    30%
    40%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    30%
    Temperature (°C)
    Feels like temperature (°C)
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    SSW
    13
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    10
    SSW
    12
    SW
    12
    SSW
    11
    SSW
    11
    Wind gust (mph)
    21
    19
    16
    16
    17
    14
    12
    13
    Visibility (description)
    G
    G
    G
    G
    G
    VG
    G
    G
    Humidity
    93%
    93%
    93%
    94%
    88%
    87%
    92%
    93%
    UV - - - 1 1 1 - -
    Wind direction and speed (mph)
    13
    Height of waves offshore (m)
    2.2
    Period of waves offshore (s)
    8
    Direction of waves offshore

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Friday 9 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Saturday 10 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Sunday 11 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Monday 12 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Tuesday 13 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Wednesday 14 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

    Tide times

    Thursday 15 January

    Tide times and heights are from Porth Trecastell tidal station which is 2.0 miles away. So times may be different at this beach. What does this mean?

    Contains ADMIRALTY® tidal data: © Crown Copyright and database right.

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    Wales weather forecast

    Headline:

    Cold with rain and sleet at times, brighter tomorrow.

    Today:

    Showery rain, sleet and hill snow, associated with Storm Goretti, gradually easing for many. Skies brightening in the west with showers, these wintry over the hills. Remaining windy. Maximum temperature 5 °C.

    Tonight:

    Scattered showers this evening, these continuing in the west overnight, wintry over the hills. Mainly dry elsewhere, clear spells and a risk of frost and ice. Patchy freezing fog forming. Minimum temperature -1 °C.

    Saturday:

    A drier day for most with sunny spells in places but still a chance of showers, these wintry at times and most frequent in the north. Feeling rather cold. Maximum temperature 6 °C.

    Outlook for Sunday to Tuesday:

    Starting mostly dry on Sunday but rain perhaps preceded by hill snow arriving later. Turning milder thereafter with heavy showers or longer spells of rain. Becoming windy at times.

    Updated:

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