Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed night, light winds from the N by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 280 | 210 | 148 | 139 | 64 | 236 | 111 | 208 | 303 | 328 | 355 | 364 | 475 | 475 | 408 | 371 | 213 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM4.26m | 10:44AM4.18m | 11:04PM3.97m | 11:18AM3.93m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.49m | 5:09AM0.70m | 5:25PM0.69m | 5:31AM0.95m | 5:55PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 210 | 148 | 139 | 64 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | 213 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | NW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 280 | 280 | 10 | — | — | 25 | 236 | 111 | 208 | 303 | 328 | 355 | 364 | 475 | 475 | 408 | 371 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 286 | 137 | 23 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 214 | 389 | 389 | 214 | 327 | 296 | 386 | 396 | 286 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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