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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 6 pm Saturday 16 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
12.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Barmouth today?
The current surf forecast for Barmouth at 1AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (17 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Barmouth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | |
16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 44 | 81 | 65 | 53 | 40 | 42 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 18 | 116 | 124 | 196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:37PM5.06m | 9:03AM5.12m | 9:24PM5.14m | 9:52AM5.06m | 10:13PM5.11m | 10:43AM4.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34PM0.82m | 4:03AM0.82m | 4:23PM0.82m | 4:51AM0.75m | 5:09PM0.86m | 5:40AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — |
 kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 40 | 42 | 26 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 18 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 44 | 81 | 65 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 116 | 124 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 289 | 289 | 289 | 281 | 128 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 117 | 251 | 322 | 322 | 307 | 340 | 354 | 368 | 364 |
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