Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 9AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, near gales from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 84 | 83 | 84 | 232 | 140 | 88 | 67 | 50 | 28 | 33 | 70 | 508 | 956 | 857 | 655 | 428 | 285 | 170 | 91 | 128 | 452 | 1478 | 1994 | 1957 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:15AM3.09m | 6:25PM3.51m | 6:51AM3.46m | 7:02PM3.87m | 7:26AM3.84m | 7:39PM4.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM1.09m | 12:49PM1.15m | 1:21AM0.78m | 1:33PM0.88m | 2:01AM0.51m | 2:13PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | — | — | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | — | — | — | 140 | 88 | 67 | 50 | 28 | 33 | 68 | 508 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | S 4 | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 20 | — | — | — | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 9 | — | — | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | — | NW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 83 | 84 | 232 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 2 | — | 266 | 956 | 857 | 655 | 428 | 285 | 170 | 91 | 128 | 452 | 1478 | 1994 | 1957 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 286 | 137 | 23 | 137 | 51 | 9 | 282 | 216 | 121 | 9 | 54 | 279 | 290 | 616 | 286 | 286 | 137 | 54 | 282 | 850 | 926 | 1038 | 971 |
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