Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 6AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Mainly near gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 17 | 99 | 419 | 634 | 887 | 627 | 379 | 182 | 111 | 98 | 178 | 684 | 1508 | 1857 | 2090 | 1978 | 1710 | 1299 | 1165 | 913 | 649 | 478 | 352 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:51AM3.46m | 7:02PM3.87m | 7:26AM3.84m | 7:39PM4.22m | 8:01AM4.18m | 8:16PM4.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.78m | 1:33PM0.88m | 2:01AM0.51m | 2:13PM0.63m | 2:38AM0.30m | 2:52PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — |
mm | 6 | 2 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 17 | 38 | 419 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | ESE 3 | — | NW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | — | 386 | 634 | 887 | 627 | 379 | 182 | 111 | 98 | 178 | 684 | 1508 | 1857 | 2090 | 1978 | 1710 | 1299 | 1165 | 913 | 649 | 478 | 352 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 216 | 121 | 9 | 283 | 279 | 292 | 629 | 286 | 286 | 296 | 292 | 282 | 866 | 866 | 1038 | 971 | 1038 | 1041 | 971 | 1038 | 1050 | 509 | 546 | 286 |
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