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Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am 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 6PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1
WSW
0.7
SW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1
SSW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
0.2
WSW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111110101010101010105788889998178
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27325411976735140404025252961139201136130100996860352826
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
N
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
S
35
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
0
E
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononglasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
2.97
4:54AM
3.02
5:20PM
3.07
5:48AM
3.21
6:10PM
3.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
1.58
11:04PM
1.50
11:49AM
1.50
12:19AM
1.40
12:53PM
1.30
1:11AM
1.21
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise8:23-------8:22-------8:22-------
Sunset--4:25-------4:28-------4:29-----
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
31----------23111-------
Temp. °C967655555555577667766655
Feels °C (?)523222210-1-2-2-2-13224544311
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