Criccieth surf break

Criccieth surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 30 Aug 2025 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
18.9° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Criccieth today?

The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 6PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s

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

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Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.4
WSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)846788899899998888666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)39421193654734854675255996257027886845133583052082301431641491318457
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
SSE
40
S
35
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
3.31
1:14AM
3.19
1:35PM
3.02
2:05AM
2.87
2:41PM
2.77
3:35AM
2.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
1.22
7:26PM
1.31
7:53AM
1.48
8:23PM
1.56
9:01AM
1.69
9:56PM
1.73
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26
Sunset---8:10-------8:08-------8:06----
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-152--1121123367212221--
Temp. °C151717171515141415161615151515151516161515141413
Feels °C (?)1113121288778888989101112111011111211
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wales - Lleyn

  1. weather stationWind Update The cross-on wind has turned onshore at Criccieth (fresh winds from the SSW at Caernarfon 18 km from Criccieth). A 1.8m windswell from the SSW

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18 km away, 39 min ago

37 km/h
SSW
0.0
18.9
Air / Water (°C)
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