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Barmouth Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Mid (13 surf breaks) /
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Barmouth surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Barmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Barmouth sea temperature is
12.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Barmouth at 2AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Barmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 15 | W 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | NW 4 | W 13 | WNW 3 | N 5 | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | |
4 | 4 | 56 | 57 | 36 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:06PM4.54m | 7:28AM4.85m | 7:52PM4.86m | 8:15AM5.06m | 8:37PM5.06m | 9:03AM5.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:57PM0.98m | 2:22AM1.10m | 2:46PM0.87m | 3:12AM0.94m | 3:34PM0.82m | 4:03AM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 6 | NW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | W 5 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 62 | 51 | 56 | — | 36 | 39 | 45 | 74 | 51 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 898 | 268 | 16 | 69 | 333 | 306 | 308 | 308 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 265 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 291 | |
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