Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 14 May 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
12.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 4AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (14 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
145
96
5
4
4
4
47
44
52
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
0
1
3
5
4
6
10
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
0
SE
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:39AM3.98m
7:09PM3.96m
7:26AM4.31m
7:52PM4.29m
8:11AM4.55m
8:35PM4.54m
Low Tide
1:11AM0.91m
1:43PM0.50m
2:01AM0.66m
2:29PM0.33m
2:49AM0.44m
3:15PM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:07
9:07
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
10
11
11
9
10
2
2
3
3
3
4
6
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
6
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
6
0.1
W
16
0.2
WSW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
6
0.7
NW
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
44
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
4
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
92
145
96
80
92
96
61
47
52
46
36
25
32
16
5
1
3
5
4
6
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
581
581
302
328
1038
1301
582
48
37
193
283
333
296
296
279
279
228
282
271
279
279
279
279
279
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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