Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 BST
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
9.9° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 12PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (15 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (15 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
SW
0.7
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)7788878899141414141313137888666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1128922428431132739358854749710026824594023521516479216239260133152162
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
30
S
35
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise-6:18-------6:16-------6:15------
Sunset-----8:15-------8:16-------8:17--
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1--52111-----11--1311---
Temp. °C12121211111010109910111111111010101111111099
Feels °C (?)775742211246687554644433
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