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Criccieth Surf Forecast
/ Wales – Lleyn (14 surf breaks) /
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Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 29 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Criccieth today (29 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 10PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (29 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 29 | Saturday 30 | Sunday 31 | Mon 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | |
24 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 7:55PM3.86m | 8:13AM3.86m | 8:31PM3.98m | 8:50AM3.90m | 9:07PM4.04m | 9:26AM3.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:40PM0.80m | 3:00AM0.81m | 3:13PM0.80m | 3:35AM0.75m | 3:46PM0.82m | 4:10AM0.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 8 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 56 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 23 | 23 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 24 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 23 | 32 | — | 22 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 151 | 150 | 138 | 129 | 86 | 145 | 269 | 269 | 214 | 137 | 69 | 69 | 137 | 286 | 23 | 286 | 286 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 158 | 86 | 145 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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