Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 BST
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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
10.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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 (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.2
WSW
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.2
WSW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
Period(s) (?)66711101010101010101010916999776151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1471391072561911183925383824242385877222444
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00PM
4.58
9:18AM
4.84
9:40PM
4.71
10:00AM
4.83
10:21PM
4.70
10:44AM
4.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:55AM
0.18
4:20PM
0.07
4:36AM
0.16
5:01PM
0.22
5:20AM
0.24
5:44PM
0.46
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise---6:11-------6:09-------6:07----
Sunset-------8:20-------8:22-------8:23
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10988910111098769111110776610121210
Feels °C (?)444455677643776633237875
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