Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
16.5°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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (02 Oct)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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)
0.9
SW
5
1.1
SW
6
1
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.4
SW
8
1
WSW
8
0.8
WSW
8
0.6
WSW
8
0.5
SW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.4
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
7
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49
72
78
104
206
308
373
306
226
130
80
44
33
26
16
16
15
9
5
5
4
9
9
9
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
NW
5
WNW
0
W
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:03AM4.07m
12:26PM3.92m
00:56AM3.64m
1:23PM3.56m
2:02AM3.22m
2:38PM3.28m
Low Tide
6:53AM1.03m
7:32PM1.03m
8:06AM1.33m
9:01PM1.23m
9:40AM1.48m
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7
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Temp °C
13
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
13
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
10
11
10
12
11
11
12
12
9
12
12
13
12
10
9
9
10
13
13
14
14
13
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