Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 1AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
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 | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM2.98m | 6:39AM2.98m | 7:01PM3.27m | 7:22AM3.23m | 7:39PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16AM1.44m | 1:33PM1.37m | 2:05AM1.14m | 2:15PM1.07m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 13 | NNW 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 2 |
4 | 7 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 11 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | SW 9 |
— | — | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | E 2 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | — | SW 2 | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 264 | 146 | 198 | 134 | 134 | 214 | 296 | 299 | 299 | 296 | 214 | 297 | 297 | 271 | 271 | 228 | 297 | 152 | 271 |
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