Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
19.2° C
3.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • 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 Harlech at 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (12 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
SW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.2
WSW
9
0.6
WSW
5
0.6
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
4
9
9
8
8
8
7
14
7
6
9
8
8
14
15
8
5
4
7
5
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
0
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:19AM4.12m
8:39PM4.62m
9:05AM4.30m
9:24PM4.83m
9:48AM4.37m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.21m
3:33PM0.34m
4:04AM-0.03m
4:15PM0.19m
4:45AM-0.13m
4:53PM0.15m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
22
26
29
27
24
21
20
20
22
24
23
21
18
17
17
17
18
19
17
18
15
Feels °C
19
18
15
20
25
28
27
24
20
19
19
22
23
23
23
19
17
17
18
20
20
15
16
13
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