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Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 GMT
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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
6.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
SW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
0.8
SSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)1010101010101067888899999178581617
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73514040262535741452451791651439973736058282632255392
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:54AM
3.02
5:20PM
3.07
5:48AM
3.21
6:10PM
3.24
6:32AM
3.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:04PM
1.50
11:49AM
1.50
12:19AM
1.40
12:53PM
1.30
1:11AM
1.21
1:40PM
1.07
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----8:22-------8:22-------8:21---
Sunset------4:28-------4:29-------4:30-
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------12211--1-------11
Temp. °C665556656876677765566887
Feels °C (?)23210-1-1-2-2332345531111222
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