Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 1PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 196 | 112 | 121 | 125 | 108 | 104 | 89 | 72 | 66 | 51 | 97 | 305 | 480 | 362 | 329 | 362 | 362 | 286 | 177 | 125 | 84 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:25PM3.54m | 00:47AM3.29m | 1:05PM3.19m | 1:34AM2.90m | 2:01PM2.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:56PM1.20m | 7:10AM1.45m | 7:50PM1.49m | 8:13AM1.69m | 9:19PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 230 | 196 | 112 | 121 | 125 | 108 | 104 | 89 | 72 | 66 | 51 | 97 | 305 | 480 | 362 | 329 | 362 | 362 | 286 | 177 | 125 | 84 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 286 | 292 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 143 | 143 | 396 | 295 | 300 | 516 | 516 | 396 | 301 | 470 | 470 | 458 | 286 | 286 | 286 | 23 | 225 |
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