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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 Tuesday 12 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
12.6° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Criccieth today?
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 11PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | |
3 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 141 | 219 | 298 | 214 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 151 | 215 | 149 | 75 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:33PM3.20m | 5:50AM3.63m | 6:23PM3.57m | 6:39AM3.98m | 7:09PM3.96m | 7:26AM4.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM1.16m | 12:54PM0.73m | 1:11AM0.91m | 1:43PM0.50m | 2:01AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 |
6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 5 | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 46 | 43 | 27 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 20 | 9 | 9 | 70 | 141 | 219 | 298 | 214 | 124 | 86 | 65 | 151 | 215 | 149 | 75 | 103 | 65 | 45 | 26 | 30 | 47 | 32 | 31 | 29 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 391 | 279 | 292 | 282 | 289 | 289 | 623 | 926 | 1554 | 636 | 581 | 581 | 302 | 302 | 311 | 312 | 328 | 328 | 34 | 146 | 48 | 329 | 333 | 333 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Lleyn Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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