Harlech Surf Break

Lat Long: 52.84° N 4.12° W

Harlech 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Harlech sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Harlech at 5PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (24 Oct)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, moderate winds from the SSW by Sun night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
6
2.2
SW
8
2.5
WSW
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
10
3
W
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
8
2.1
W
8
1.9
W
7
1.5
W
6
1.1
WSW
5
1.1
SW
5
0.9
SW
6
1.8
SW
8
2.2
SW
9
2.1
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
564
1288
1691
1942
1906
1887
1473
1306
1059
742
486
331
176
71
58
51
427
822
817
1092
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
45
S
55
SW
55
W
55
WSW
60
WSW
60
W
55
W
55
W
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
30
SSE
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:26AM3.84m
7:39PM4.22m
8:01AM4.18m
8:16PM4.50m
8:38AM4.46m
8:55PM4.68m
Low Tide
2:13PM0.63m
2:38AM0.30m
2:52PM0.42m
3:15AM0.19m
3:30PM0.29m
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mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
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clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
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cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:56
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6:58
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8:00
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 mm
2
7
14
3
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1
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1
5
8
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
16
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
4
3
7
1
-2
-3
-2
-2
-2
-2
1
2
3
4
6
5
6
8
8
8
8
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