Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Criccieth today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Criccieth at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Criccieth. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:39PM4.62m | 9:05AM4.30m | 9:24PM4.83m | 9:48AM4.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33PM0.34m | 4:04AM-0.03m | 4:15PM0.19m | 4:45AM-0.13m | 4:53PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 |
Feels °C | 30 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 136 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 138 | 297 | 297 | 269 | 149 | 138 | 151 | 150 | 151 | 269 | 336 | 151 | 151 |
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