Harlech surfForecast / Wales – Mid / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 BST
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Harlech surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Harlech sea temperature is
10.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Harlech today?

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313678856666111010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9086725814433522497182179173841101201028318015869653838242423
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
4.41
8:21PM
4.32
8:37AM
4.69
9:00PM
4.58
9:18AM
4.84
9:40PM
4.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.16
3:16AM
0.31
3:41PM
0.05
3:55AM
0.18
4:20PM
0.07
4:36AM
0.16
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:11-------6:09
Sunset---8:15-------8:17-------8:20----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11--131---11---------
Temp. °C101111111010101011111110999891010108776
Feels °C (?)566765546554445565575443
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