Fishermans (Rhiw) surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 GMT
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Fishermans (Rhiw) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fishermans (Rhiw) sea temperature is
8.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fishermans (Rhiw) today?

The current surf forecast for Fishermans (Rhiw) at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
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 (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.2
WSW
1
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)888888887777777777620181876
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17315313293937850463433302316161612777873189152
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26AM
3.43
7:45PM
3.34
8:02AM
3.65
8:19PM
3.48
8:36AM
3.85
8:52PM
3.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.73
2:32AM
0.69
2:59PM
0.55
3:07AM
0.53
3:35PM
0.41
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--8:21-------8:19-------8:18-----
Sunset----4:35-------4:37-------4:37---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1--------11-
Temp. °C877898877777788888889888
Feels °C (?)110132222333344456557543
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