Check the Beach

Y Wig

Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom

Y Wig 1 photo

  • Empty beach at Aberdaron - panoramio

    Empty beach at Aberdaron - panoramio. Keith Ruffles, CC BY 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 4 pm to sunset, sunset 6:06 pm
8 am
0.9
36 km/h23 mph wind, Poor
9 am
0.7
59 km/h37 mph wind, Poor
10 am
0.6
55 km/h34 mph wind, Poor
11 am
0.6
56 km/h35 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
0.6
57 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
0.6
59 km/h36 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
0.6
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor
3 pm
0.7
53 km/h33 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
1.1
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
1.5
50 km/h31 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
1.8
52 km/h32 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
11°C52°F
Water
15°C58°F
Wind
159 km/hmph NW
Gusts
2113 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
100%
Sunset
6:06 pm
Today
0.9Poor8 am3623
0.7Poor9 am5937
0.6Poor10 am5534
0.6Poor11 am5635
0.6Poor12 pm5736
0.6Poor1 pm5936
0.6Poor2 pm5232
0.7Poor3 pm5333
1.1Poor4 pm5031
1.5Poor5 pm5031
1.8Poor6 pm5232
Sat
0.8Poor9 am4528
0.8Poor10 am3623
0.5Poor11 am5333
0.6Poor12 pm5534
0.3Poor1 pm6138
0.3Poor2 pm6238
0.3Poor3 pm5735
0.6Poor4 pm5434
0.7Poor5 pm5434
0.6Poor6 pm5534
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 1 pm, -1.5 m. High at 7 pm, 1.1 m. Low at 2 am, -2.2 mLow 1 pm, -1.5 m5 ftHigh 7 pm, 1.1 m4 ftLow 2 am, -2.2 m7 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 1 pm, -1.5 m5 ft
  • High 7 pm, 1.1 m4 ft
  • Low 2 am, -2.2 m7 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun2.5 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 57 km/h35 mph, rain 23%
  • Mon1.9 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 46 km/h28 mph, rain 74%
  • Tue1.8 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 49 km/h30 mph, rain 51%
  • Wed3.6 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 39 km/h24 mph, rain 5%
  • Thu3.0 PoorNo standout stretchWind up to 38 km/h24 mph, rain 25%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Picnic tables190 m640 ft away

Getting there

Nearest town
1.5 km0.9 miAberdaron (village)
Nearest airport
51 km32 miRAF Valley - Anglesey Airport (VLY)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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