Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 12 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
9.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 8AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1111101010101099988888888747466
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15971539126579466343732526116596725555261629231495551221
Wind
(km/h)
45
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07PM
1.64
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise---6:26-------6:24-------6:20----
Sunset-------8:09-------8:10-------8:13
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
3222--11--------------1-
Temp. °C8887888876658999766510121111
Feels °C (?)-2-1-1-101233221345643326888
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