Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 57 | 56 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:53AM3.63m | 00:15AM3.28m | 12:32PM3.31m | 00:58AM2.93m | 1:23PM3.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM1.20m | 6:40AM1.44m | 7:38PM1.45m | 7:51AM1.64m | 9:00PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 56 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 27 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 |
| kJ | 26 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 22 | 31 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 151 | 151 | 137 | 138 | 48 | 34 | 138 | 138 | 134 | 138 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 134 | 138 | 138 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 296 |
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