Barmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.72° N 4.06° W

Barmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barmouth sea temperature is
17.6°C
2.0° 

Barmouth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Barmouth today (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Barmouth at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Barmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
8
0.8
SW
4
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.2
WSW
6
0.7
SW
4
1
SW
5
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
29
96
162
244
259
211
138
96
59
40
29
17
17
11
11
10
4
17
49
49
43
62
72
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:41AM5.09m
9:57PM5.39m
10:17AM5.08m
10:33PM5.28m
10:52AM4.97m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.53m
4:57PM0.72m
5:23AM0.58m
5:32PM0.75m
5:57AM0.73m
6:04PM0.87m
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
 mm
1
5
4
2
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
12
12
15
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
18
Feels °C
9
8
10
11
11
13
14
16
17
18
18
17
18
17
17
15
16
15
17
18
17
16
17
15
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