Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (13 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 10PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:24PM4.83m | 9:48AM4.37m | 10:06PM4.89m | 10:29AM4.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM0.19m | 4:45AM-0.13m | 4:53PM0.15m | 5:24AM-0.07m | 5:30PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:44 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 |
6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | — | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 337 | 269 | 149 | 138 | 138 | 150 | 151 | 269 | 509 | 151 | 324 | 295 | 366 | 366 | 546 | 324 | 745 | 333 | 301 |
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