Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 4AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 35 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 61 | 42 | 129 | 267 | 130 | 101 | 77 | 28 | 31 | 77 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:01AM3.96m | 9:16PM4.43m | 9:33AM4.15m | 9:48PM4.58m | 10:06AM4.27m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.36m | 3:56PM0.42m | 4:23AM0.24m | 4:28PM0.35m | 4:55AM0.21m | 4:59PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 101 | 77 | 28 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | SE 2 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 8 | 34 | 35 | — | 2 | 38 | 61 | 42 | 129 | 267 | 130 | — | — | 7 | 31 | 77 | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 279 | 279 | 282 | 282 | 292 | 279 | 269 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 42 | 123 | 365 | 123 | 137 | 23 | 69 | 51 | 214 | 329 | 289 | 337 | 140 |
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