Criccieth Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.91° N 4.19° W

Criccieth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Criccieth sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.2° 

Criccieth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Criccieth today (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (11 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.8
SW
4
1.1
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.5
WSW
7
1.3
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
33
28
27
17
17
25
68
132
208
244
205
142
96
59
40
29
17
17
11
10
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:47AM4.31m
9:04PM4.80m
9:25AM4.43m
9:43PM4.83m
10:03AM4.45m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.16m
4:19AM-0.09m
4:27PM0.14m
4:53AM0.03m
4:59PM0.23m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:39
7:37
 mm
4
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
13
12
13
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
12
13
14
15
11
9
8
10
12
14
15
16
17
15
16
15
17
17
17
16
14
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