Barmouth Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.72° N 4.06° W

Barmouth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Barmouth sea temperature is
19.2° C
3.3° 

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 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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.5
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
6
8
8
12
15
8
8
5
5
3
2
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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