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Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Criccieth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Criccieth sea temperature is
6.6° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 5AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (19 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.1
W
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.2
WSW
0.6
SW
0.9
SE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
S
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
WSW
1.2
SE
1
SE
Period(s) (?)741345667751664455101010109944
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1743361519364137262723777653251384309200120525536
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
40
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
35
E
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		oncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
3.78
8:21AM
4.15
8:38PM
3.90
8:55AM
4.32
9:12PM
3.99
9:30AM
4.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
0.64
3:34PM
0.50
3:40AM
0.53
4:10PM
0.41
4:14AM
0.50
4:45PM
0.39
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:18-------8:17-------8:15---
Sunset------4:36-------4:37-------4:39-
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------23-1---2-
Temp. °C7765589776667888777667710
Feels °C (?)443215632110-2-3-3-1102100-15
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