
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 7PM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | W 12 | W 12 | W 17 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 5:43PM2.89m | 6:18AM2.86m | 6:34PM3.22m | 6:57AM3.16m | 7:10PM3.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM1.68m | 00:38AM1.43m | 12:52PM1.39m | 1:28AM1.10m | 1:37PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 4 |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 17 | W 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 7 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 244 | 269 | 289 | 289 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 152 | 193 | 150 | 138 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 143 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 148 | 138 |
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