Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 14 May 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 8PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (14 May)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
4
4
4
61
37
43
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
3
4
11
21
23
20
20
22
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:09PM3.96m
7:26AM4.31m
7:52PM4.29m
8:11AM4.55m
8:35PM4.54m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.50m
2:01AM0.66m
2:29PM0.33m
2:49AM0.44m
3:15PM0.25m
3:37AM0.28m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:18
5:18
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:07
9:07
9:09
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
8
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
8
9
3
3
4
6
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
6
0.6
NW
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.2
WNW
4
0.8
WSW
4
Energy kJ
4
4
1
4
1
37
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
5
4
4
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
WSW
5
Energy kJ
87
86
74
55
61
43
39
49
60
51
21
5
1
3
4
11
21
20
20
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
311
1038
1362
581
562
54
54
346
333
296
296
291
279
279
279
271
279
282
282
279
282
282
151
150
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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