Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
16.3°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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.5
WSW
6
1.5
WSW
7
1.7
WSW
7
2.1
WSW
8
1.8
WSW
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
6
1.7
W
6
1.6
W
6
1.5
W
6
1.4
WNW
6
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.1
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
84
67
36
18
7
11
96
192
204
286
550
416
326
163
205
188
165
145
110
97
76
74
69
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
40
WSW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
40
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:04AM3.74m
7:20PM4.24m
7:46AM4.05m
8:02PM4.48m
8:24AM4.28m
8:41PM4.59m
Low Tide
1:56AM0.35m
2:10PM0.55m
2:39AM0.16m
2:51PM0.36m
3:16AM0.08m
3:28PM0.26m
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Temp °C
11
10
11
12
12
12
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13
15
15
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12
12
11
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
5
5
7
8
7
7
6
7
10
10
10
9
8
8
6
3
4
3
3
4
4
6
5
7
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