Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.8° 

Harlech surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Harlech today (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (09 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
5
0.9
SW
4
1.5
SW
6
1.7
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
24
138
249
289
334
555
437
202
175
188
218
221
225
200
167
154
110
106
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WNW
40
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:20PM4.24m
7:46AM4.05m
8:02PM4.48m
8:24AM4.28m
8:41PM4.59m
Low Tide
2:10PM0.55m
2:39AM0.16m
2:51PM0.36m
3:16AM0.08m
3:28PM0.26m
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7:31
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6:37
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6:36
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6:32
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2
5
3
1
1
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Temp °C
11
11
14
15
16
15
16
14
14
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
11
Feels °C
6
5
8
9
12
10
10
7
7
5
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
6
5
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