Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Harlech today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Harlech at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 3s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Harlech. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 52 | 42 | 26 | 30 | 31 | 17 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:44PM4.19m | 9:01AM3.96m | 9:16PM4.43m | 9:33AM4.15m | 9:48PM4.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:23PM0.57m | 3:50AM0.36m | 3:56PM0.42m | 4:23AM0.24m | 4:28PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NW 4 | — | — | SW 6 | WSW 6 | — | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 26 | — | 10 | 17 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | SE 3 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 12 | 44 | 52 | — | 2 | 30 | 31 | 13 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 217 | 291 | 290 | 281 | 281 | 217 | 284 | 284 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 284 | 291 | 49 | 130 | 621 | 410 | 131 |
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