Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 67 | 169 | 153 | 135 | 103 | 106 | 86 | 100 | 72 | 80 | 65 | 53 | 77 | 159 | 303 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:33PM4.10m | 11:49AM3.87m | 00:09AM3.70m | 12:25PM3.54m | 00:47AM3.29m | 1:05PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.85m | 6:23PM0.90m | 6:36AM1.16m | 6:56PM1.20m | 7:10AM1.45m | 7:50PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 24 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 40 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 32 | 67 | 169 | 153 | 135 | 103 | 106 | 86 | 100 | 72 | 80 | 65 | 53 | 77 | 159 | 303 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 279 | 289 | 282 | 289 | 286 | 293 | 297 | 791 | 569 | 509 | 302 | 143 | 284 | 284 | 301 | 296 | 327 | 296 | 396 |
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