Criccieth Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.91° N 4.19° W

Criccieth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Criccieth sea temperature is
17.8°C
2.3° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
7
0.7
SW
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.5
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.5
SW
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
5
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
5
1.2
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.1
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
W
5
1
W
5
0.7
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
6
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
48
29
21
21
17
11
11
19
14
17
21
30
42
62
89
107
157
94
77
53
50
26
25
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
0
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:03AM4.45m
10:20PM4.70m
10:39AM4.35m
10:57PM4.45m
11:14AM4.15m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.03m
4:59PM0.23m
5:23AM0.25m
5:28PM0.40m
5:49AM0.54m
5:55PM0.63m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
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7:37
7:36
7:32
 mm
1
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
17
16
16
17
16
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
18
16
17
18
18
18
16
16
17
15
15
17
14
16
16
16
15
15
14
12
11
11
14
10
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