Criccieth Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Criccieth on Lleyn is a fairly exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the north northeast. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the optimum swell angle is from the southwest. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall Criccieth Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Criccieth:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Harlech	6 mi
Second closest break	Llandanwg	6 mi
Third closest break	Pontllyfni	11 mi
Fourth closest break	Trefor	11 mi
Fifth closest break	Dinas Dinlle	14 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Criccieth:
Closest wave buoy	Aberporth Buoy	44 mi
Second closest wave buoy	M2 Lambay Buoy	64 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Liverpool Buoy	68 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Pembroke Buoy	99 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Sevenstones Buoy	211 mi
Tide stations nearest to Criccieth:
Closest tide station	Barmouth, Wales	15 mi
Second closest tide station	Barmouth, Wales	15 mi
Third closest tide station	Holyhead, Wales	33 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Llandudno, Gwynedd, Wales	33 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Holyhead, Wales	33 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Criccieth:
Closest ski area	Raise (United Kingdom)	116 mi
Second closest ski area	Yad Moss (United Kingdom)	147 mi
Third closest ski area	Harwood Common (United Kingdom)	147 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Weardale Ski Club (United Kingdom)	149 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Allenheads (United Kingdom)	154 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Criccieth:
Closest city location	Criccieth (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Porthmadog (United Kingdom)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Pwllheli (United Kingdom)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Blaenau-Ffestiniog (United Kingdom)	12 mi
Fifth closest city location	Barmouth (United Kingdom)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Criccieth is Hawarden Airport (CEG) in England, 86 km (53 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Criccieth is Liverpool Airport (LPL), also in England, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Third is Blackpool Airport (BLK) in England, 123 km (76 miles) away.
• Isle Of Man Airport (IOM) in England is 133 km (83 miles) away.
• Manchester Airport (MAN), also in England is the fifth nearest airport to Criccieth and is 137 km (85 miles) away.