Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Harlech sea temperature is
20.0° C
4.9° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 12AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.5
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.3
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
7
5
3
1
1
3
12
22
22
10
3
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:10PM4.71m
11:36AM4.04m
11:55PM4.48m
12:21PM3.80m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.33m
6:34AM0.12m
6:39PM0.48m
7:17AM0.35m
7:20PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:13
5:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:31
9:30
9:30
 mm
Temp °C
22
20
16
15
14
14
16
18
19
19
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
18
16
Feels °C
18
17
13
12
12
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
12
13
16
17
16
16
14
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