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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 12 am Wednesday 13 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 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Barmouth at 5AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Barmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue night, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | W 14 | NW 4 | W 14 | NW 4 | |
67 | 144 | 227 | 268 | 214 | 124 | 93 | 11 | 146 | 208 | 155 | 102 | 89 | 68 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:51AM4.17m | 6:20PM4.15m | 6:42AM4.54m | 7:06PM4.54m | 7:28AM4.85m | 7:52PM4.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM1.55m | 1:08PM1.16m | 1:32AM1.30m | 1:57PM0.98m | 2:22AM1.10m | 2:46PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
1 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | 34 | 41 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 14 | W 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 67 | 144 | 227 | 268 | 214 | 124 | 93 | 77 | 146 | 208 | 155 | 102 | 89 | 68 | 48 | 51 | — | — | 31 | 29 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 291 | 291 | 297 | 643 | 931 | 902 | 720 | 560 | 560 | 281 | 585 | 1018 | 290 | 348 | 308 | 14 | 153 | 126 | 333 | 333 | 333 | 308 | 306 | 69 |
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