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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 Thursday 14 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
12.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (14 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Barmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 14 | NW 4 | W 14 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | |
5 | 145 | 96 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 44 | 52 | 46 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:42AM4.54m | 7:06PM4.54m | 7:28AM4.85m | 7:52PM4.86m | 8:15AM5.06m | 8:37PM5.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:32AM1.30m | 1:57PM0.98m | 2:22AM1.10m | 2:46PM0.87m | 3:12AM0.94m | 3:34PM0.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | W 16 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 6 | NW 7 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | — | W 7 | W 14 | W 6 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 92 | 145 | 96 | 80 | 92 | 96 | 61 | 47 | — | 52 | 46 | 36 | 25 | 32 | 16 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 560 | 560 | 281 | 306 | 1018 | 1316 | 560 | 26 | 16 | 172 | 306 | 333 | 306 | 308 | 289 | 289 | 208 | 291 | 253 | 269 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 289 |
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