Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barmouth today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Barmouth at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Barmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:37AM4.64m | 8:57PM5.07m | 9:24AM4.87m | 9:41PM5.30m | 10:06AM4.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.97m | 4:27AM0.61m | 4:40PM0.80m | 5:12AM0.48m | 5:22PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 27 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 21 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
— | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 |
2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 124 | 121 | 121 | 117 | 118 | 117 | 117 | 125 | 137 | 319 | 251 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 129 | 129 | 488 | 488 | 130 | 129 |
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