Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
9.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 5PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.3
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
W
1.9
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.5
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)1099345667788887777766677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4313726711081312303235195345994873524694563902571861091092110
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
30
W
50
W
45
WNW
35
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:44AM
4.45
11:05PM
4.20
11:31AM
4.03
11:54PM
3.83
12:27PM
3.55
12:55AM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
0.68
5:55AM
0.74
6:24PM
1.04
7:01AM
1.05
7:38PM
1.37
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise6:13-------6:11-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:34-------6:36-------6:37----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C89998910101010109765456665445
Feels °C (?)655524553312-4-4-3-6-5-4-4-3-1-2-20
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