Fishermans (Rhiw) surfForecast / Wales – Lleyn / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 16 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
8.7° 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: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
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 (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1
SSW
0.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
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
Period(s) (?)8851668888888888877777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55514550100193165153136132126129957858454341302823161611
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSW
35
S
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
3.21
7:07PM
3.18
7:26AM
3.43
7:45PM
3.34
8:02AM
3.65
8:19PM
3.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:42PM
0.94
1:55AM
0.88
2:22PM
0.73
2:32AM
0.69
2:59PM
0.55
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise--8:22-------8:21-------8:19-----
Sunset----4:32-------4:35-------4:37---
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
11--1-----------------11
Temp. °C788898888777888877778777
Feels °C (?)020-100-101022323322224334
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