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Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
7.1° C
 (Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 4PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1
WNW
0.4
SW
0.8
W
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1112121111111111111155551010104567899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80669869867366258948833545010597747860331301043249104237393393281
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
SW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:00PM
3.02
3:46AM
2.90
4:17PM
2.97
4:54AM
3.02
5:20PM
3.07
5:48AM
3.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
1.51
9:42PM
1.47
10:16AM
1.58
11:04PM
1.50
11:49AM
1.50
12:19AM
1.40
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Sunrise8:23-------8:23-------8:22-------
Sunset--4:24-------4:25-------4:28-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1111--1251---------12122
Temp. °C9101010109998776655556766678
Feels °C (?)3454434421100-101001-1-2-114
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