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Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 GMTForecast 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
9.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Criccieth today?
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 10AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 309 | 443 | 508 | 554 | 634 | 595 | 878 | 669 | 501 | 421 | 357 | 282 | 857 | 830 | 854 | 104 | 798 | 216 | 143 | 279 | 482 | 588 | 645 | 711 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:36PM 3.70 | 1:14AM 3.05 | 1:41PM 3.43 | 2:29AM 2.94 | 2:55PM 3.28 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:10PM 0.92 | 8:17AM 1.28 | 9:08PM 1.06 | 9:19AM 1.38 | 10:09PM 1.14 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sun 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:00 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
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