Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 16 Mar 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
8.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (17 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
0.3
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)7777888899991881615898888813
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262231189215300319270256210145107756153504721201877763
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
0
NNW
5
NNW
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
3.55
6:57AM
4.02
7:17PM
3.91
7:31AM
4.39
7:51PM
4.22
8:06AM
4.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:37AM
0.71
2:04PM
0.39
2:12AM
0.45
2:38PM
0.14
2:47AM
0.26
3:13PM
0.00
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:22---
Sunset-------6:22-------6:24-------6:27
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9999910111011109912161715131210911131412
Feels °C (?)333223557776101415131110658111211
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