Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Barmouth today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Barmouth at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Barmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:03PM3.42m | 3:33AM3.27m | 4:32PM3.31m | 5:34AM3.23m | 6:21PM3.53m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:24PM2.17m | 11:41AM2.19m | 00:28AM2.10m | 1:02PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 3 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | NNW 3 |
8 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 6 | W 13 | W 13 | W 15 | — | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 8 | — | W 13 | W 6 | W 16 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
— | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 118 | 126 | 132 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 137 | 308 | 299 | 215 | 126 | 126 | 252 | 252 | 121 | 215 | 126 | 137 |
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