Criccieth Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.91° N 4.19° W

Criccieth 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Criccieth sea temperature is
20.1° C
4.3° 

Criccieth surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Criccieth today (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 7PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (15 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
SW
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
SW
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.2
WSW
4
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
SW
5
0.3
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
SW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
5
2
3
Wind (km/h)
15
N
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
High Tide
10:29AM4.35m
10:47PM4.79m
11:08AM4.22m
11:27PM4.53m
11:47AM4.01m
Low Tide
5:30PM0.22m
6:01AM0.11m
6:04PM0.39m
6:35AM0.40m
6:37PM0.62m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
18
17
13
13
14
14
17
16
16
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
14
15
14
14
10
11
13
13
16
14
14
13
13
15
15
17
16
16
16
15
14
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