Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BST
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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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
12
14
9
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
5
Wind (km/h)
20
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:22AM4.01m
7:45PM3.89m
8:01AM4.15m
8:21PM4.08m
8:37AM4.22m
8:56PM4.20m
Low Tide
2:37PM0.44m
2:50AM0.60m
3:10PM0.43m
3:24AM0.53m
3:40PM0.48m
3:54AM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
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8:39
8:42
8:43
8:45
Temp °C
11
15
16
13
10
9
8
9
14
17
18
16
12
11
11
11
16
17
13
12
11
10
10
10
6
7
8
5
4
3
3
4
9
11
13
12
9
7
7
7
13
14
12
11
10
8
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
SW
8
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
10
0.2
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.6
ESE
3
0.5
ESE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
3
4
12
17
9
5
7
9
7
12
14
9
2
1
1
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
296
297
299
283
296
297
297
297
305
321
301
123
193
193
147
147
198
152
196
282
138
232
196
147
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
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