Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 11 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
7.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (11 Jan)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)8ft (2.4m)10s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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 (?)
1.3
SSW
1.1
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SSW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2
WSW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
SW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
SW
1.6
NW
Period(s) (?)67899910101010111111111111111111111111117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9512835630038854110288919107887256626736153864473962832111981497855214
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
3.23
2:29AM
2.92
3:00PM
3.02
3:46AM
2.90
4:17PM
2.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57AM
1.35
8:42PM
1.33
8:54AM
1.51
9:42PM
1.47
10:16AM
1.58
11:04PM
1.50
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wed
14
Sunrise--8:25-------8:23-------8:23-----
Sunset----4:22-------4:24-------4:25---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111112212111111-1-351---
Temp. °C678910111010109991099999767665
Feels °C (?)-2-1-113211223343444421200-1
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